Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Documentary, History
🎬 Critics Choice Nominee
Director
Deborah Riley Draper
Status
Released
Release Date
2016-08-05
Storyline
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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