Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

08/05/2016

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1hr 30min

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Documentary

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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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Blair Underwood

    Director

  • Deborah Riley Draper

INFORMATION

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LANGUAGES

  • English

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