Jesse Owens salutes as he receives a gold medal for the long jump, beating Lutz Long, who gives a fascist salute, 1936
Jesse Owens salutes as he receives a gold medal for the long jump, beating Lutz Long, who gives a fascist salute, 1936 In 1936, the Olympic games were held in Berlin, Germany. Jesse Owens was a star athlete from America who won a gold medal in the long jump. Beside him is German athlete Lutz Long, who gives a fascist salute, as Germany was under a regime controlled by the Nazis. A lot of time and effort went into the Olympics, as it was seen as a public spectacle to be taken advantage of. He wanted the Olympics in Berlin to display a well-structured, efficient and seamless way of life that Germany had found under his dictatorship. To achieve this appearance, the event was heavily manipulated. The Germans had picked the finest athletes in all of Germany to try to win as many games as possible, all of whom were white, to display a perfect "Aryan" image. The other Olympic teams involved had people of all different races, which AH embraced. AH realistically saw anyone who was n...