At the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, Jesse Owens won gold medals
in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, and the 400-meter
relay-and Adolph Hitler scrambled from his private box to avoid
honoring the black athlete. During World War II, Joe Louis,
heavyweight champion of the world, paid surprise visits to military
hospitals. Though he later lost his title belt to the German Max
Schmeling (which greatly pleased Hitler), when Louis died, broke,
Schmeling used his wealth to pay for Louis's funeral. In the 1971
World Series, Roberto Clemete posted the greatest single
performance by any player ever, making two impossible catches in
the outfield, batting .414, and hitting seven singles, two doubles,
one triple, and two homeruns. Clemente died the next year in a
plane crash while flying relief supplies to earthquake victims in
Nicaragua. Stories like these are testaments to the power of
athletics to influence and inspire people, nations, and cultures.
In "Black Sports Heroes: Past and Present, " author and cartoonist
Morrie Turner skillfully presents cartoons and stories, known and
unknown, about black athletes of all nations and the impact they
had upon their sport and their world. Through his impressive
combination of humor and fact, Turner brings "kid power" and
"rainbow power" to life, showing us a world where all people,
regardless of racial, religious, sexual, or physical differences,
can live, learn, work, and play together.
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