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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

2016 • HD • PG • 90min

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Story

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.

Country United States Language English

Genre Documentary History

Keywords #woman director #olympic games #1930s #olympic athlete #black history

Credits

Blair Underwood photo

Blair Underwood

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