Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

7.3 / 10 | 1h 22m | Germany
2016 | 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.

Cast List (23)

Deborah Riley Draper
Deborah Riley Draper
Director
Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood
Self - Narrator
Sada Jacobson
Sada Jacobson
Self
Susan D. Bachrach
Susan D. Bachrach
Self
Gretel Bergmann
Gretel Bergmann
Self
Dexter Blackman
Dexter Blackman
Self
Daria Brooks
Daria Brooks
Self
Wannetta Brooks
Wannetta Brooks
Self
Lonnie Bunch
Lonnie Bunch
Self
Leroy Burrell
Leroy Burrell
Self
Cameron Burrell
Cameron Burrell
Self
Bill Campbell
Bill Campbell
Self
Anita DeFrantz
Anita DeFrantz
Self
Daniel Durbin
Daniel Durbin
Self
Bernita Echols
Bernita Echols
Self
Harry Edwards
Harry Edwards
Self
Wilfred Fraser Jr.
Wilfred Fraser Jr.
Self
Joanna Hayes
Joanna Hayes
Self
Emanuel Hubner
Emanuel Hubner
Self
Christopher Englese
Christopher Englese
Writer
Francis Gasperini
Francis Gasperini
Writer
Deborah Riley Draper
Deborah Riley Draper
Writer
Rick Smigielski
Rick Smigielski
Writer

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