1.6K views · 118 reactions | Jesse Owens won the gold medal for the 100 meter dash on August 3, the first of four he would win at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Tradition called for the leader of the host country to congratulate the gold medal winner, but Hitler refused to greet Owens. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

34K views · 3.5K reactions | Adolf Hitler embraced the Berlin Olympics as a chance to demonstrate his theory of the superiority of the “Aryan” race. John Woodruff was motivated to shatter that myth. "We destroyed his master race theory," said the 800-meter gold medalist. We're live on Facebook on Wednesday, August 26, at 9:30 a.m. ET, discussing Black and Jewish athletes who defied Nazi propaganda at the 1936 Games. | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Facebook

123K views · 1.7K reactions | The 1936 Berlin Olympics served as a propaganda showcase for Nazi Germany, promoting Aryan supremacy under Hitler. Athletes like Jesse Owens shattered racial myths with gold medals. Meanwhile, Hitler remilitarized the Rhineland, secretly advancing war plans—using the Games' global spotlight to mask aggression and build international legitimacy ahead of WWII. #wwii #olympics #epichistory | Epic History TV | Facebook