Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
2016
1:30:22
Rate
7.0/10 (5)
Genre
Documentary
History
Plot
In 1936, 18 African American athletes dubbed the "black auxiliary" by Hitler defied Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. The world remembers Jesse Owens. But, Olympic Pride American Prejudice shows how all 18 are a seminal precursor to the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Director
Deborah Riley Draper
Writers
N/A
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