Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

90 mins | Documentary, History | Aug. 5, 2016

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.

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

90 mins | Documentary, History | Aug. 5, 2016

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Directors Deborah Riley Draper
Writers

Cast

Blair Underwood

as Narrator