Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Starring: Blair Underwood
Writer: N/A
Release Date:
August 5, 2016
August 5, 2016
Ratings:
7.0 / 10
7.0 / 10
Director:
Deborah Riley Draper
Deborah Riley Draper
Companies:
N/A
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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.
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