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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
Directed by Deborah Riley Draper
Documentary, History · 1h 30m
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
- Director
- Deborah Riley Draper
Details
- Release date
- 2016-08-05
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Blair Underwood