Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympic - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Deborah Riley Draper, Blair Underwood, Travis ThrasherPublish date:9/14/2021Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atria BooksISBN-13:9781501162169ISBN-10:1501162160UPC:9781501162169Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Olympics & Paralympics, Sports, African American & BlackSize:8.34 x 5.56 x 0.98 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SC0R9WXMGE
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice: The Untold Story of 18 African Americans Who Defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to Compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympic
In this "must-read for anyone concerned with race, sports, and politics in America" (William C. Rhoden, New York Times bestselling author), the inspirational and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, defying the racism of both Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South. Set against the turbulent backdrop of a segregated United...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atria BooksISBN-13:9781501162169ISBN-10:1501162160UPC:9781501162169Book Category:Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Olympics & Paralympics, Sports, African American & BlackSize:8.34 x 5.56 x 0.98 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SC0R9WXMGE
Deborah Riley Draper is an award-winning director and writer known for the films Versailles '73: American Runway Revolution and 2017 NAACP Image Award nominee Olympic Pride, American Prejudice. In 2016, Variety named her one of 10 Documakers to Watch. In 2019, Draper penned the screen adaptation for the upcoming film Coffee Will Make You Black. Two-time Golden Globe nominee and Emmy, Grammy, and...
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