d talked together. The Olympic flag fluttered in the wind. Then slowly, it was lowered. The massive Olympic bell echoed. Choirs sang their last notes into the night sky. The Olympic flame flickered and died. “There was not one among us who was not moved. We wept without shame,” said Owens. To sum up, Jesse Owens did have a lot to show the world, and they showed it, through 4 Olympic gold medals. Even though Hitler thought that the German race was to be superior, Jesse Owens proved him wrong by beating the Germans in the 4 events that he competed in. Now, Jesse Owens plays a big role in many of the Olympic athletes lives today. They want to be like Owens, overcoming all racial hate, to win. But even though there were racists everywhere, Owens made friends with Luz Long. Luz came to the assistance of Owens in one of the events, and when Owens won by a penalty that Long committed, Long was the first to congratulate him. This shows how two people overcame the racial hate that was surrounded by these games, and became friends. These were the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and that was the story of Jesse Owens journey through them. ...
