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Hitler and Jesse Owens, 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Hitler and Jesse Owens, 1936 Berlin Olympics
On Feb 3, 9:00*am, wrote:
On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:54:59 -0700, wrote: In fact, a large amount of what has been written about Hitler and Nazi Germany has been particularly subject to the pressure of political correctness: a good example is the story of 1936 Olympics and the Black American athlete Jesse Owens. The 1936 Olympics The story most repeated about Hitler and the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, which were unquestionably put on as a political showcase for Nazi Germany, is that Hitler refused to shake the hand of the American Black athlete Jesse Owens after the latter had won a race. This myth is extremely widespread: the Encarta Encyclopedia, issued by Microsoft (1998 edition) states the following in its entry under Jesse Owens: "Owens, Jesse (1913-80), one of the greatest track-and-field athletes of all time . . . A member of the U.S. track team in the 1936 Olympic Games, held in Berlin, Owens won four gold medals. He won the 100-m dash in 10.3 sec, equaling the Olympic record; set a new Olympic and world record of 20.7 sec in the 200-m dash; and won the running broad jump with a leap of 26 ft 5I in., setting a new Olympic record. He was also a member of the U.S. 400-m relay team that year, which set a new Olympic and world record of 39.8 sec. Despite Owens' outstanding athletic performance, German leader Adolf Hitler refused to acknowledge his Olympic victories because Owens was black. Owens went on to play an active role in youth athletic programs and later established his own public relations firm. His autobiography, The Jesse Owens Story, was published in 1970." "Owens, Jesse," Microsoft« Encarta« 98 Encyclopedia. (r) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." In reality what happened was that Hitler personally attended the first day of the track and field competition on 2 August 1936, and did personally congratulate the German athlete Hans Woellke, who became the first German to win a gold medal in the Olympics since 1896. Throughout the rest of the day, Hitler continued to receive Olympic champions, German and non German in his VIP box. The next day, 3 August, the chairman of the International Olympic Committee, Comte Baillet-Latour approached Hitler early in the morning and told the German leader that he had violated Olympic protocol by having winners paraded to his box. Hitler apologized and gave an undertaking that he would from then on refrain from publicly congratulating any winners, German or otherwise. During this day, did Owens win his gold medals - and in line with the Olympic Committee's ruling, Hitler did not shake his hand, or anybody else's for that matter, at the games again. It is therefore utterly false to claim that Hitler deliberately chose to ignore Owens. In fact, in the very autobiography that the Encarta Encyclopedia extract above refers to, The Jesse Owens Story, Owens himself recounted how Hitler had stood up and waved to him: "When I passed the Chancellor he arose, waved his hand at me, and I waved back at him. I think the writers showed bad taste in criticizing the man of the hour in Germany." Another common story about the 1936 Olynpic games is that Owens' victory "disproved the Nazi master race theory" - in fact the Olympic games as a whole were won by the German team with 89 medals, compared to the 56 medals won by the second placed USA team. In what was to become an act of extreme irony, the American president of the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, then involved in an election and concerned about the reaction in the USA's southern states, refused to see Owens at the White House: Owens was later to remark that it was Roosevelt, not Hitler, who snubbed him. This is a good example of one of the more outstanding distortions which have sprung up around Nazi Germany, all as a result of a political agenda linked to Nazi Anti-Jewishness. It is also true that it is the victors' prerogative to write the historical account of events: this too has served to cloud the issue of the Third Reich and to make it into the political hot potato that it remains over fifty years after it vanished. Owens has high praise for his Olympic experience. He acknowledged that he and Hitler exchanged waves. Owens later stated that he received better treatment in Berlin than in New York City. Under pressure from the "tribe" he then maintened "political silence". Any surprise? striker From time to time it is the duty of historians to correct, at least, the most common of misconceptions. |
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Hitler and Jesse Owens, 1936 Berlin Olympics
On Feb 3, 9:00*am, wrote:
On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:54:59 -0700, wrote: In fact, a large amount of what has been written about Hitler and Nazi Germany has been particularly subject to the pressure of political correctness: a good example is the story of 1936 Olympics and the Black American athlete Jesse Owens. The 1936 Olympics The story most repeated about Hitler and the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, which were unquestionably put on as a political showcase for Nazi Germany, is that Hitler refused to shake the hand of the American Black athlete Jesse Owens after the latter had won a race. This myth is extremely widespread: the Encarta Encyclopedia, issued by Microsoft (1998 edition) states the following in its entry under Jesse Owens: "Owens, Jesse (1913-80), one of the greatest track-and-field athletes of all time . . . A member of the U.S. track team in the 1936 Olympic Games, held in Berlin, Owens won four gold medals. He won the 100-m dash in 10.3 sec, equaling the Olympic record; set a new Olympic and world record of 20.7 sec in the 200-m dash; and won the running broad jump with a leap of 26 ft 5I in., setting a new Olympic record. He was also a member of the U.S. 400-m relay team that year, which set a new Olympic and world record of 39.8 sec. Despite Owens' outstanding athletic performance, German leader Adolf Hitler refused to acknowledge his Olympic victories because Owens was black. Owens went on to play an active role in youth athletic programs and later established his own public relations firm. His autobiography, The Jesse Owens Story, was published in 1970." "Owens, Jesse," Microsoft« Encarta« 98 Encyclopedia. (r) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved." In reality what happened was that Hitler personally attended the first day of the track and field competition on 2 August 1936, and did personally congratulate the German athlete Hans Woellke, who became the first German to win a gold medal in the Olympics since 1896. Throughout the rest of the day, Hitler continued to receive Olympic champions, German and non German in his VIP box. The next day, 3 August, the chairman of the International Olympic Committee, Comte Baillet-Latour approached Hitler early in the morning and told the German leader that he had violated Olympic protocol by having winners paraded to his box. Hitler apologized and gave an undertaking that he would from then on refrain from publicly congratulating any winners, German or otherwise. During this day, did Owens win his gold medals - and in line with the Olympic Committee's ruling, Hitler did not shake his hand, or anybody else's for that matter, at the games again. It is therefore utterly false to claim that Hitler deliberately chose to ignore Owens. In fact, in the very autobiography that the Encarta Encyclopedia extract above refers to, The Jesse Owens Story, Owens himself recounted how Hitler had stood up and waved to him: "When I passed the Chancellor he arose, waved his hand at me, and I waved back at him. I think the writers showed bad taste in criticizing the man of the hour in Germany." Another common story about the 1936 Olynpic games is that Owens' victory "disproved the Nazi master race theory" - in fact the Olympic games as a whole were won by the German team with 89 medals, compared to the 56 medals won by the second placed USA team. In what was to become an act of extreme irony, the American president of the time, Franklin D. Roosevelt, then involved in an election and concerned about the reaction in the USA's southern states, refused to see Owens at the White House: Owens was later to remark that it was Roosevelt, not Hitler, who snubbed him. This is a good example of one of the more outstanding distortions which have sprung up around Nazi Germany, all as a result of a political agenda linked to Nazi Anti-Jewishness. It is also true that it is the victors' prerogative to write the historical account of events: this too has served to cloud the issue of the Third Reich and to make it into the political hot potato that it remains over fifty years after it vanished. Owens has high praise for his Olympic experience. He acknowledged that he and Hitler exchanged waves. Owens later stated that he received better treatment in Berlin than in New York City. Under pressure from the "tribe" he then maintened "political silence". Any surprise? striker From time to time it is the duty of historians to correct, at least, the most common of misconceptions. Cross-posting dip****. |
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Hitler and Jesse Owens, 1936 Berlin Olympics
Thank $DEITY we have folks like Striker to defend the good
name of Adolf... HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. |
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Hitler and Jesse Owens, 1936 Berlin Olympics
On Feb 3, 1:13*pm, Chris Bellomy ten.wohsdoog@sirhc wrote:
Thank $DEITY we have folks like Striker to defend the good name of Adolf... HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. Another Cross-Posting Dip****. |
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Hitler and Jesse Owens, 1936 Berlin Olympics
I thought this was another Downfall spoof. |
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Hitler and Jesse Owens, 1936 Berlin Olympics
On Feb 3, 9:07*pm, Eric Kemp wrote:
I thought this was another Downfall spoof. POTD |
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Hitler and Jesse Owens, 1936 Berlin Olympics
On Feb 3, 9:17*pm, xyzzy wrote:
On Feb 3, 9:07*pm, Eric Kemp wrote: I thought this was another Downfall spoof. POTD OrgName: Embarq Corporation OrgID: EMBAR Address: 500 N New York Ave City: Winter Park StateProv: FL PostalCode: 32789 Country: US NetRange: 71.0.0.0 - 71.3.255.255 CIDR: 71.0.0.0/14 NetName: EMBARQ-GLOBAL NetHandle: NET-71-0-0-0-1 Parent: NET-71-0-0-0-0 NetType: Direct Allocation NameServer: NS9.EMBARQSERVICES.NET NameServer: NS10.EMBARQSERVICES.NET Comment: RegDate: 2004-09-30 Updated: 2007-02-22 OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE2184-ARIN OrgAbuseName: Abuse Desk OrgAbusePhone: +1-407-741-0500 OrgAbuseEmail: OrgTechHandle: ESC36-ARIN OrgTechName: Embarq Services - CDS OrgTechPhone: +1-407-741-0500 OrgTechEmail: |
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