Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
2016
Documentary / History
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)
2016
Documentary / History
Plot summary
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.