Download or read book Sacred Struggle(tm) No. 49 - Jesse Owens Composition Book College Ruled written by African Learners and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jesse Owens was born on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. He was a track and field legend. He became known as an American patriot who proved the notion of white supremacy wrong at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games when he won four gold medals. He died on March 31, 1980, from lung cancer.