July 1936. The Olympic Stadion. Berlin.
The 1936 Berlin Olympics was meant to have been a celebration of Nazism but by the time
Jesse Owens had won four golds (in the 100 and 200 metres, the long jump and the 4x100m relay) the myth of Aryan supremacy had been exposed right in front of
Hitler.
Owens's achievements also exposed racism at home in America. "When I came back to my native country, after all the stories about Hitler, I couldn't ride in the front of the bus. I had to go in the back door" Surely Jesse,
Muhammad Ali and others like him helped kick start the civil rights movement in America and the world with their achievements.
March 1997. Liverpool v SK Brann. European Cup Winner's Cup Quarter Fina... 
