Wednesday, June 21, 2017

The fastest man on the earth

Jesse Owens ran (and jumped) like a motherfucker. It wasn't easy for the black folks in America in the 30s, but to even contemplate joining the 1936 Berlin Olympics hosted by the nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler and his buddy Joseph Goebbels was pure bravery. This was ok stuff, altho the racing events themselves were a bit too hastily depicted.

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