The Great Depression
Beginning of paper
Cut wages, growing unemployment, poverty, and suffering were unforgettable
experiences during of the thirties. Many people learned
to face these hard times with the help of famous sports figures. They gave
hope and to many people pride in what they stood for to them.
One of these great sports f ....
Middle of paper
.... in who they were. “ African
Americans pointed with pride to athletes like Joe Louis, who was the world
heavyweight boxing champion.” (Cayton, Perry, Winkler, 764 ) Louis also went
on to become a hero for the war effort and gave inspirational speeches.
Jesse Owens great accomplishments on the track field made him one of the
most famous in history. While on the Ohio State University track team in 1935
he set a world record in the broad jump (26 feet 8 1/4 ). In 1936 he set a
....
------------------
Word count: 1135
Page count: 5 (approximately 250 words per page)
