On this day in 1935, The New York Times published an article about a female athlete who was excluded from the national championships ahead of the 1936 Olympic Games to be hosted in Berlin. The article includes a warning from Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbles, Germany’s Propaganda Minister, to Jewish athletic associations. You’ve probably already figured out why the girl was banned. Was 1935 that long ago? Read more from @[email protected]:
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