Watch: Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Documentary • History
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PG
8/5/20161h 30mTheatrical (limited) Release (US)
Overview:
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
Status:
Released
Language:
English
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Key words:
- olympic games
- woman director
- black history
- olympic athlete
- 1930s
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