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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice is a 2016 American documentary film written and directed by Deborah Riley Draper. Dr. Amy Tiemann, Michael A. Draper, and Blair Underwood (who also narrated the film) were executive producers. The film premiered at the LA Film Festival in 2016.
Aug 5, 2016 · Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: Directed by Deborah Riley Draper. With Blair Underwood, Sada Jacobson, Susan D. Bachrach, Gretel Bergmann. In 1936 when 18 African-American athletes participated in the Berlin Olympic Games, history forgot all except one.
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- Documentary, History
- Deborah Riley Draper
- 2016-08-05
Aug 5, 2016 · Deborah Riley Draper’s documentary, "Olympic Pride, American Prejudice," tells the story of these unsung competitors, many of whom won medals of their own. It opens just in time for 2016’s own Olympic games, and is well worth the time and money. “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice” is the second 2016 release to cover the ...
The lives of the other 17 American black athletes who competed in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
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- Documentary
- Deborah Riley Draper
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.
Documentary. In 1936, 18 African American athletes dubbed the “black auxiliary” by Hitler defied Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism to win hearts and...
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.
