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Black History Month Film Series: Olympic Pride, American Prejudice


Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum

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, the film follows 16 men and two women before, during and after their heroic turn at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.

82 minutes. Rated PG.

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Price
  • $8


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