Little Known Black History Fact: The Jesse Owens High School
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It was noted later that Owens hadn’t been acknowledged by President Roosevelt or invited to the White House. He was finally recognized by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1955.
Jesse Owens died of complications from lung cancer on March 31, 1980.
Little Known Black History Fact: The Jesse Owens High School was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
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