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Birth of Jesse Owens
His parents were happy when Jesse was healtly. His parents loved him a lot. -
How he got the new name.
How he got the name Jesse was from his teacher. The teacher understood what he said. -
Careers
Jesse's first job was at a gas station. He just wanted something to do and get out of the house. -
schooling
He was very good in grade school. He kept his grades up and never failed any classes. -
goes to school
Jesse LOVED school. He never wanted to give up going to school. -
Where jesse vs. at and who he vs.
Jesse vs hitler. The race was very close. The good thing that was Jesse won the race. -
farthest jump ever!!
Jesse had the longest jump in the world back in 1935. He jumped 27 1/2 feet. -
How he became famous
Jesse got famous from setting a world record. He did that by practicing all the time even while studying for school. -
Got married
Jesse got married to Minnie Ruth. Jesse had 3 kids of his own. -
1st quarter
When the 1st quarter came it was like it went by so fast. The bad thing was that the last 3 quarters were very long. -
Back to School!
He wanted to go to school because he wanted to learn more. He wanted to make new friends being at school. -
Died
When Jesse Owens died everyone came. The sad thing was everyone cried. -
Was on TV!
He was on TV because he set a lot of records for the state! Plus if they didn't know who he was they could just say. -
statue!
The state wanted a statue of Jesse owens. But they decided not to put one in.