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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice

The story of the African-American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. The athletes represented a country that considered them second-class citizens and competed in a country that rolled out the red carpet for them despite an

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