Black Think

by Jesse Owens

The book deals with the experiences of Jesse Owens, living as a black mans and living as a white man. He really learns the impediments placed on black people by the Jim Crow Laws. He also learns the privileges reserved for the white populations. He learn to understand the hatred of racism. He decides in the end, that the black man must heal himself from the prejudices that have afflicted him. He does the hollowness behind behind Black militants. His conclusion that everything meant by "we shall overcome" is the Black Man's responsibility as long as he thinks of himself as a victim.

215 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1970

About the author

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete who specialized in the sprints and the long jump. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, where he achieved international fame by winning four gold medals: one each in the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. He was the most successful athlete at the 1936 Summer Olympics, a victory more poignant and often noted because Adolf Hitler had intended the 1936 games to showcase his Aryan ideals and prowess.
The Jesse Owens Award, USA Track and Field's highest accolade for the year's best track and field athlete, is named after him, in honor of his significant career.