Olympic pride, American prejudice

Olympic pride, American prejudice

Streaming video - 2016

In 1936, 18 African American athletes, dubbed the "black auxillary" by Hitler, participated in the Berlin Olympic Games, defying Nazi Aryan Supremacy and Jim Crow Racism, history forgot all except one. This is the story of the other 17.

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Subjects
Olympics > History.
African American athletes > Biography.
Olympics > Social aspects.
Racism in sports > History.
Discrimination in sports > History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[United States] : Gravitas Ventures 2016.
Language
English
Corporate Author
hoopla digital
Corporate Author
hoopla digital (-)
Other Authors
Deborah Riley Draper (film director), Blair Underwood (narrator), Michael (Producer) Draper (film producer), Amy Tiemann
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Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 82 min.)) : sd., col
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience
Not rated.
Production Credits
Directed by Deborah Riley Draper.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).

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