Welcome to Clarksville, Tennessee. Home of Wilma Glodean Rudolph. A
truly missed local treasure.
This is my second cache, and a little more personal one to honor
Wilma Rudolph. From where this cache is, look straight ahead,
that’s her marker, you can’t miss it. Here are the cords just in
case. N. 36 30.605 & W 087 19.691. Make sure you check out her
marker, Listed on it are all her achievements.
Because to claim this one BESIDE finding
the cache and signing the log. You must e-mail me with what (
CITIOS-ALTIUS-FORTIUS ) on her marker means, it’s in the
reflection. Do not post it here. If you don’t I will delete your
log.
Wilma Rudolph's life is a story of achieving against the odds.
Her first accomplishments were to stay alive and get well! On
September 7th, 1960, in Rome, Wilma became the first American woman
to win 3 gold medals in the Olympics. She won the 100-meter dash,
the 200-meter dash, and ran the anchor on the 400-meter relay team.
This achievement led her to become one of the most celebrated
female athletes of all time. In addition, her celebrity caused
gender barriers to be broken in previously all-male track and field
events.
There was one "first" accomplishment that was more special than
any of the others, however. For Wilma, the fact that she insisted
that her homecoming parade in Clarksville, Tennessee be open to
everyone and not a segregated event as was the usual custom. Her
victory parade was the first racially integrated event ever held in
the town. And that night, the banquet the townspeople held in her
honor, was the first time in Clarksville's history that blacks and
whites had ever gathered together for the same event.
Rent the video before you check this one out, it’s truly an
amazing true store. You will appreciate it more. And it’s actually
a very good movie.
I have included a great web site, with her biography.
Click Here
For More InformationWilma Glodean
Rudolph
I hope to provide you with a little piece of Clarksville’s
history.
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