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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
★ 7.0· 2016· 90 min· Popularity 0PG
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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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Release Date: 8/5/2016
Runtime: 90 minutes
Languages: English
Director: Deborah Riley Draper
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Countries: United States of America
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olympic gameswoman directorblack historyolympic athlete1930s
