Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
August 5, 2016
90 min
PG
✓ Released 3606 days ago
Documentary
History
7.0
User Score
5 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Deborah Riley Draper
Runtime: 90 min
Top Cast
Blair Underwood
Narrator (voice)
