Olympic Pride, American Prejudice (2016)

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Audience Score
70
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PG 1 hr 30 minAug 5th, 2016History, Documentary
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.
StarringBlair Underwood
DirectorDeborah Riley Draper

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Blair Underwood
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
woman director1930solympic gamesblack historyolympic athlete