Documentary ·History · United States of America · 2016 · 1h 30m

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

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Director
Deborah Riley Draper
Cast
Blair Underwood as Narrator (voice)
Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
olympic gameswoman directorblack historyolympic athlete1930s
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