Olympic Pride, American Prejudice


Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Directed byDeborah Riley Draper
Directed by
Deborah Riley Draper
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.
olympic games
woman director
black history
olympic athlete
1930s
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