Original title
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Released
8/5/2016
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary, History
Budget
—
Revenue
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Runtime
1hr 30min
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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