Regarding bias, author, Jeremy Schaap is apparently Jewish (at least from his father’s side, famous author, Dick Schaap), so if anything, Jeremy would be biased against Hitler, which seems to come out in this interview, along with some surprising facts:
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Jesse Owens told others he believed Hitler waived at him, and that it wasn’t Hitler who snubbed him, but Franklin Roosevelt.
The head of the Olympic national committee told Hitler to not congratulate anyone unless you congratulate everyone, so Hitler could not have congratulated Jesse Owens after that.
Schaap also says the German people enthusiastically cheered Jesse!
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Jeremy Schaap – Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics
Massachusetts School of Law at Andover
Published on Jul 12, 2009
Jesse Owens may have won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but his achievement’s transcended athletics to both political and social contexts. ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap discusses Triumph: The Untold Story ofJesse Owen and Hitler’s Olympics.
Schaap discusses Owen’s perfect form, his discovery by coach Charles Riley, his experiences with famed famed United States Olympic Committee, Avery Brundage, racism in the Olympics games, and Owen’s later years.
Professor Michael Coyne interviews ESPN Anchor, Jeremy Schaap, about his book, Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics .
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