Born a sharecropper’s son in Danville, Jesse Owens went on to worldwide fame in sports and humanitarianism. The museum includes interactive kiosks, a replica of the cabin where Owens was born and a theatre that screens the rare film “Return to Berlin” that he narrated during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. This is an MSNHA Passport to Your National Park© site.
Danville AL 25619
Phone: (256) 974-3636
Website: Jesse Owens Memorial Park
