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Just Like Jesse Owens
Ambassador Andrew Young as told to Paula Young Shelton
Illustrator: Gordon C. James
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Orchard Books/Scholastic
ISBN: 978-0-545-55465-7
Keywords: racism, family, 1936 Olympics, Nazi Germany
When neighbors shouted "Heil Hitler," young Andrew's father countered the hate with a film about the 1936 Olympics runner. Jesse Owens has inspired Young ever since. Dramatic pastel llustrations.