Jesse Owens and the 1936 Olympics
Events Details
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Thursday, October 3, 20244:30 pm - 5:30 pm
- Location
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Center for Inclusive Excellence, O'Connor Hall
- Organized By
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Framingham State University
Dr. Damion Thomas will provide a comprehensive analysis of the pressures faced by American track star Jesse Owens and the historic journey to the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.
Dr. Damion Thomas is an educator, author, and the museum curator of sports for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. He holds a doctorate degree in United States History from UCLA and prior to joining the museum, taught as an assistant professor at the University of Maryland—College Park and the University of Illinois—Urbana/Champaign. Dr. Thomas' curriculum focused on sports throughout U.S. history, sports and black masculinity, and sports and race relations in the United States. He is the author of Globetrotting: African American Athletes and Cold War Politics, available from the University of Illinois Press.