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How to annoy Hitler
Each of the German victories, and there were a surprising number of these, made [Adolf Hitler] happy, but he was highly annoyed by the series of triumphs by the marvelous colored American runner, Jesse Owens. People whose antecedents came from the jungle were primitive, Hitler said with a shrug; their physiques were stronger than those [...]
Posted by Rob Crotty on September 14, 2010, under - Civil Rights, - World War II.
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