Jesse Owens Annotated Bibliography
Trey Allen
Mrs. Minton
LNG 332
14 January 2015
Annotated Bibliography
The subject of my research paper is how Jesse Owens, an athletic runner yet also an inspirational person, changed history in positive ways. I am approaching this topic from the standpoint that Jesse Owens broke all racial barriers in sports. I will focus on how his story changed history in positive ways. I hope to find information on to support my thesis that Jesse Owens was a role model in society and was a part of an inspirational time in history.
"Jesse Owens." UXL Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Web. 14 Jan. 2015.
This source provides information of how successful his running career was in the Olympics and in college. It shows how he had to quit running because he took money to run but even though his career in running was over he was forced to do plenty of other jobs. He worked with lots of young black children get out of the neighborhood by trying to help them get in athletics. He was a speaker for the Republican candidate and was good enough to start his own public relations firm. He was still an ambassador of sports.
Lllewelln, Matthew, and Mark Dyreson. “Jesse Owens.” NetTrekker. Encyclopedia of Alabama. 6 August 2007. 15 January 2015.
This source proves that Jesse Owens not only was a great athlete but also that he was a winner off the track. He won tons of awards for speaking. He spoke to young teens all around the country and later on even started his own public relations firm. He was given the highest civilian award a person can get in this country, the Congressional Gold Medal. He was an inspirational person to those in poverty and a great teacher of those young athletes. He was a teacher that unofficially was a leader overseas and on the main land.
Baker, William J. Jesse Owens: an American Life. New York. Collier Macmillan. 1986. Print.
This source provides an insight into his life and the way he lived before and after all his
Mrs. Minton
LNG 332
14 January 2015
Annotated Bibliography
The subject of my research paper is how Jesse Owens, an athletic runner yet also an inspirational person, changed history in positive ways. I am approaching this topic from the standpoint that Jesse Owens broke all racial barriers in sports. I will focus on how his story changed history in positive ways. I hope to find information on to support my thesis that Jesse Owens was a role model in society and was a part of an inspirational time in history.
"Jesse Owens." UXL Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Web. 14 Jan. 2015.
This source provides information of how successful his running career was in the Olympics and in college. It shows how he had to quit running because he took money to run but even though his career in running was over he was forced to do plenty of other jobs. He worked with lots of young black children get out of the neighborhood by trying to help them get in athletics. He was a speaker for the Republican candidate and was good enough to start his own public relations firm. He was still an ambassador of sports.
Lllewelln, Matthew, and Mark Dyreson. “Jesse Owens.” NetTrekker. Encyclopedia of Alabama. 6 August 2007. 15 January 2015.
This source proves that Jesse Owens not only was a great athlete but also that he was a winner off the track. He won tons of awards for speaking. He spoke to young teens all around the country and later on even started his own public relations firm. He was given the highest civilian award a person can get in this country, the Congressional Gold Medal. He was an inspirational person to those in poverty and a great teacher of those young athletes. He was a teacher that unofficially was a leader overseas and on the main land.
Baker, William J. Jesse Owens: an American Life. New York. Collier Macmillan. 1986. Print.
This source provides an insight into his life and the way he lived before and after all his