Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. The story of 18 African American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice" explores the experiences of 18 African-American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.Set against the strained and turbulent atmosphere of a racially divided America, which was torn between boycotting Hitler’s Olympics or participating in the Third Reich’s grandest affair,follows 18 men and women before, during and after their heroic turn at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.
Olympic Pride Athletes left to right rear: Dave Albritton and Cornelius Johnson, record high jumpers; Tidye Pickett, woman track star; Ralph Metcalfe, sprinter; Jim Clark boxer and Matthew Robinson, sprinter. In front are John Terry weight lifter and John Brooks, Broadjumper.. Watch the best of PBS anytime, anywhere on the free PBS app. Stream your favorite PBS shows on-demand and livestream shows from your local station, all from your favorite device.July 31, 1936, Hamburg, Germany.
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