How Birmingham’s civil rights district celebrated The World Games

Written by on December 3, 2022

1936 was a monumental year for Black athletes on the international stage. Alabama native and track and field athlete Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the Olympics in Berlin. The victories-- gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the long jump, the 200-meter dash and the 4-by-100 relay-- made Owens the most decorated athlete at the 1936 Olympic Games.

That summer, Adi Dassler, the co-founder of emerging shoe brand Adidas, persuaded Owens to wear the brand’s leather, spiked track . . .



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