Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
1. Perry, Rhussus L. "[Jesse Owens]." The Library of Congress. Alabama, n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2017.
<https://www.loc.gov/resource/wpalh0.07011006/?st=gallery>.
This passage talks about all of the things Jesse Owens accomplished in the Olympics.

2. Bos, Carole. "Jesse Owens - Video Interview." AwesomeStories.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2017.
<https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Jesse-Owens-Video-Interview>.
This video talks about Jesse Owens feats in the Olympics and how he was raised in Ohio.

3. "African American Odyssey." African American Odyssey. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2017.
<http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/0824001.html>.
This passage is about a man named Walter White who warns Jesse Owens that the Olympics will be in Nazi
Germany and that he should consider going to Germany to participate.

4. "Jesse Owens's Inspiring History." International Olympic Committee. N.p., 08 Jan. 2017. Web. 31 Jan.
2017. <https://www.olympic.org/videos/jesse-owens-s-inspiring-history>.
This video shows what Jesse Owens did in the Olympics and how gifted he was at the time with the
strength he had in the Olympics and he out performed every competitor.

Secondary Sources

1. "Washington State University." Spring 2015 Racism in Sports 1936 Summer Olympics Comments.
N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2017. <https://history105.libraries.wsu.edu/spring2015/2015/01/19/racism-in-
sports/>.
This article talks about what happened in the Olympics, how he broke the records, what Hitler did and
acted upon him wining, and how this effected the USA.

2. Bell, Danna. "An Olympian Effort: The Story of Jesse Owens in Library of Congress Primary
Sources." An Olympian Effort: The Story of Jesse Owens in Library of Congress Primary Sources |
Teaching with the Library of Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2017.
<https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2012/07/an-olympian-effort-the-story-of-jesse-owens-in-library-of-
congress-primary-sources/>.
This article talks about what Jesse Owens did in the Olympics.

3. "SAMPLE TOPIC: THE 1936 OLYMPICS:." The National WWII Museum | New Orleans: Learn: For
Students: History Day: 1936 Olympics Sample Topic. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2017.
<http://www.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/national-history-day/olympics-
sample-topic.html?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F>.
This article talks about what happened at the 1936 Olympics and how it affected the world.

4. "About Jesse Owens." About | Jesse Owens. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Feb. 2017.
<http://www.jesseowens.com/about/>.
This article talks about what Jesse Owens did in the 1936 Olympics and how he grew up.