Olympic Pride, American Prejudice 2016

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

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PG
Documentary History

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.

Top Billed Cast

Blair Underwood

Narrator

Homepage http://www.1936olympicsmovie.com/
Release Date 2016-08-05
Runtime 1h 30m
Director Deborah Riley Draper
Producer Blair Underwood
Writer