Jesse Owens’ 1936 Olympic Gold Medal

As Hitler weaponized hate based on race, religion, and sexual orientation, a German official chillingly referred to America’s black athletes as “non-humans,” arguing that they shouldn’t be allowed to compete. The Nazi regime spent years planning to use Berlin’s “Hitler Olympics” to showcase his so-called “Aryan Race.” Thanks to Owens record four gold medals, what the world saw was “the master athlete humiliating the master race.”

★ Owens’ Olympic Gold Medal. #26932