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Black History Month
Basic Information
Life
Career
Comparison to Usain Bolt
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President Gerald R. Ford
Which president officially recognized Black History Month in 1976?
100
September 12, 1913, Oakville, Al
When and where was Jesse Owens born?
100
Yes, he was the youngest of ten children, three girls and seven boys
Did Jesse Owens have siblings?
100
For the United States
What country did Jesse Owens represent in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games?
100
Their both sprinters
What do Jesse Owens and usain bolt have in common?
200
to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
Why was national negro week in the second week of February?
200
March 31, 1980, Tucson, AZ
When and where did Jesse Owens die?
200
he delivered groceries, loaded freight cars and worked in a shoe repair shop
Name some of Jesse Owens' jobs from when he was in high school.
200
Four gold metals
How many gold metals did Jesse Owens win in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games ?
200
Yes, Owens represents the U.S. and Bolt represents Jamaica
Do they represent the different countries?
300
Other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history
Do other countries celebrate black history?
300
Jesse Owens was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist
What was Jesse Owens famous for?
300
James Cleveland Owens
What is Jesse Owens' real name?
300
In 1936, Jesse Owens arrived in Berlin to compete for the United States at the Summer Olympics
Why did Jesse Owens go to Berlin in 1936?
300
Jesse Owens competed in the high jump and Usain Bolt didn't
What are some of Jesse Owens and Usain Bolt differences?
400
Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland
Who established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History?
400
Minnie Ruth Solomon
What was the name of Jesse Owens' wife?
400
had been hospitalized with an extremely aggressive and drug-resistant type of lung cancer, which he later on died from the disease
How did Jesse Owens die?
400
On May 25, 1935 he set three world records and tied for a fourth one
What is Jesse Owens' greatest achievements?
400
Yes, they both have held world records
Have both Usain Bolt and Jesse Owens beaten a world record?
500
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Which group sponsored the national Negro History week in 1926?
500
East Technical High School and Ohio State University
Where did Jesse Owens get his education?
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Jesse Owens ran a dry cleaning business and worked as a gas station attendant to earn a living
What did Jesse Owens do in his later life?
500
Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik shoes(aka Adidas)
What is the first shoes to sponsor a male African American athletes?
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2, because Bolt holds 6 and Owens holds 4
How many more gold metals did Usain Bolt win than Jesse Owens?