Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
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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Directors
Deborah Riley Draper
Writers
Christopher Englese, Francis Gasperini, Deborah Riley Draper, Rick Smigielski
Cast
Blair Underwood
Production
Coffee Bluff Pictures, Crawford Media Services, Lime Studios
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America
