The most famous athlete of his time, his stunning triumph at the 1936 Olympic Games captivated the world even as it infuriated the Nazis. Despite the racial slurs he endured, Jesse Owens' grace and ...
LOS ANGELES — Stephan James is the first to acknowledge that he didn’t know much about track and field legend Jesse Owens. The 22-year-old had to, he said, scratch his head to remember when he first ...