dominate the games with victories (the German athletes did indeed achieve a top of the table medal haul) Meanwhile, Nazi propaganda promoted concepts of " Aryan racial superiority" and depicted ethnic Africans as inferior. [ 4 [[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens#cite_note-Bachrach-3 |]]] [ 5 [[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens#cite_note-4 |]]] Owens surprised many [ 4 [[ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Owens#cite_note-Bachrach-3