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todaysdocument: “ Jesse Owens wins the 100m sprint at the Summer Olympics in Berlin, August 3, 1936. “ Photograph of Olympian Jesse Owens Series: Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social,...
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Jesse Owens wins the 100m sprint at the Summer Olympics in Berlin, August 3, 1936.

Photograph of Olympian Jesse Owens

Series: Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953 - ca. 1994. Record Group 306: Records of the U.S. Information Agency, 1900 - 2003

Eighty years ago track star Jesse Owens won the first of four gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin on August 3, 1936, running in the 100 meter sprint.  

These Olympic games were met with controversy in the United States.  Many were concerned that participation would send the message that the US supported Hitler’s regime; and on the other side, many wanted to go to prove the idea of Aryan supremacy wrong. With four gold medals Jesse Owens overwhelmingly showed the world the error in the thought of Aryan superiority. 

Read more about his career and legacy at Jesse Owens, American Hero | Rediscovering Black History

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By Kerri Lawrence  |  National Archives News

Visitors to the National Archives will have the rare opportunity to view the original Emancipation Proclamation in the East Rotunda Gallery during the weekend of February 17-19, 2018, in observance  of African American History Month and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.  

President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War, formally proclaiming the freedom of all slaves held in areas still in revolt.

Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero explains that although it did not abolish slavery altogether, the document is said to have become a symbol of hope and freedom during the war.

“…It captured the hearts and imagination of millions of Americans and fundamentally transformed the character of the war,” Ferriero explained in his February 8, 2018, AOTUS blog post. “After January 1, 1863, every advance of federal troops expanded the domain of freedom. Moreover, the Proclamation announced the acceptance of black men into the Union Army and Navy, enabling the liberated to become liberators. By the end of the war, almost 200,000 black soldiers and sailors had fought for the Union and freedom.”

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February is Black History Month. This month and every day, the National Archives celebrates the extraordinary contributions of African Americans to our history and culture.

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