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Jesse Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics wearing shoes provided by Adolph 'Adi' Dassler, later founder of Adidas. Dassler was a member of Nazi party. Why was he sponsoring an African-American athlete, and did he get in any trouble with the Nazis as a result?

by /u/mrsaturdaypants in /r/AskHistorians

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