The book "Marty Glickman The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend" by author Jeffrey S. Gurock details how sports broadcast legend Marty Glickman the longtime voice of the New York Knicks faced discrimination for being Jewish.
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The significance of Jesse Owens’ four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games has resonated for generations since, but what happened next shone a harsh light on the world beyond the Third Reich’s abhorrent ideology and raises questions that still need answering today
Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal of the Berlin Olympics on August 9, 1936, running the first leg for the U.S.A.'s record-setting 4x100 relay team.