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Source: NPR "Weekend Edition Sunday"

Roundup

2-25-07

Jesse Owens and the 'Triumph' in Berlin [audio 6min]

Triumph, from sports journalist Jeremy Schaap, tells the story of American sprinter Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, held under Hitler's glare. Schaap discusses his subject.

Read entire article at NPR "Weekend Edition Sunday"