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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"US track-and-field superstar Allyson Felix competed in five Olympic Games. In 2021, Felix won her 11th Olympic track-and-field medal, more than any other athlete in US history. Explore her life on and off the track"--
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Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. Some athletes, through their courage and class, have broken down the barriers that have afflicted our society, and sometimes affected greater social change. Jesse Owens, an African American, dominated Hitler's Olympics in Berlin in 1936, discrediting claims of racial superiority, and earning great respect in Europe. He then returned...
20) Jesse Owens
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Jesse Owens explores the way the Olympic track athlete served to bring Americans (and citizens around the world) together against a common enemy.