Olympic pride, American prejudice : the untold story of 18 African Americans who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics

"Discover the astonishing, 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." -- Publisher annotation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Draper, Deborah Riley
Format: BOOK
Other Format: EAUDIO
Language:ENGLISH
Published: Atria Books 2020
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