Ive readed some stuff that on the olympics of 1936 the americans despised black athlets like Jesse owens but the germans did not really care and even cheeared him a lot when he winned the medals, is that true?
Edit: Just to clarify, ive watched an movie on class today about jesse owens and the 1936 olyimpics, i got curious and searched a little about it, and there was stuff saying that the german audience did not at all shunned the black athlets during the olyimpics, with was something very common in the US. I would like to know if its true or not.
I think a lot of it was around the comparison Jesse Owens made regarding his treatment and that of other black athletes during and after the Olympics in Germany vs the US. In the Olympics all athletes are supposed to to be treated equally under the rules whether Germany wanted to or not; while after the Olympics back in the US he and other black members of the Olympic team weren’t even permitted to use the front entrance at their hotels or reception events.
I think it more accurately shows how barbaric the US race laws were and are as opposed to portraying the Germans in any better light.