A Hero's Welcome?

After victories at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens returned to a segregated America.

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A Hero's Welcome?

Recent Episodes

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HW Bush on Policing the World: War in the Persian Gulf

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Olympian Profile: Katelin Snyder

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