Movie·2016·1h 30m
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Directed By
Deborah Riley Draper
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The 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.
Producer
Blair Underwood
Themes
Audience Score
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Cast
Blair Underwood
Narrator (voice)
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Crew
Deborah Riley Draper
Director
Blair Underwood
Executive Producer
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