Ravens essay

Jesse Owens – Won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, proving Hitler’s "master race" wrong. Got no recognition when he returned home.

Tommie Smith & John Carlos – 1968 Olympics sprinters who raised fists on the podium to protest racial injustice. Got banned and faced backlash.

Wilma Rudolph – Had polio as a child, told she’d never walk. Became the fastest woman in the world, won 3 gold medals (1960 Olympics).