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.
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Deborah Riley Draper Director
United States release August 5, 2016 · Produced in United States
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United States
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Original language
English
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English
Release dates
United States · November 1, 2015
Premiere
United States · August 5, 2016
Limited theatrical · New York premiere
Japan
July 20, 2016 · Digital
Netherlands
August 5, 2016 · Premiere
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