Bibliograph

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, Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher

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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, Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Olympic pride, American prejudice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1129898957

Responsibility statement

Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher

Sub title

the untold story of 18 African Americans who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Summary

"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

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Untold story of 18 African Americans who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to compete in the 1936 Berlin OlympicsStory of 18 African Americans who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to compete in the 1936 Berlin OlympicsStory of eighteen African Americans who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics

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