fortunenglory:The above photo is German athlete Luz Long and American athlete Jesse Owens at the 193
fortunenglory:The above photo is German athlete Luz Long and American athlete Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany–who formed an unlikely friendship that continued beyond the Olympics.In Long’s final letter to Owens, written soon before Long died during the invasion of Italy, he wrote (as found on Letters of Note): I am here, Jesse, where it seems there is only the dry sand and the wet blood. I do not fear so much for myself, my friend Jesse, I fear for my woman who is home, and my young son Karl, who has never really known his father. My heart tells me, if I be honest with you, that this is the last letter I shall ever write. If it is so, I ask you something. It is a something so very important to me. It is you go to Germany when this war done, someday find my Karl, and tell him about his father. Tell him, Jesse, what times were like when we not separated by war. I am saying—tell him how things can be between men on this earth. Years later, Jesse Owens became friends with and served as the best man to Luz’s son Karl in his wedding.Damn. -- source link