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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Title:

ISBN:

9781501162152

Personal Author:

Draper, Deborah Riley

Edition:

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Publication Information:

New York : Atria Books, 2020.

Physical Description:

x, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents:

Girls are fast -- A single inch, a cross on fire -- Discipline and heart -- Determination -- Dashing to the tape -- Underestimated -- Qualified and confident -- Together yet alone -- Defeat -- Do the little things well -- Looking ahead -- World's fastest man -- Nazis take control -- Anyone is beatable -- Boycott debate -- Baptism by fire -- Trial and error -- Olympic "black gang" -- An almost color-blind ocean -- Olympic spirit and Olympic peace -- Ready, willing, and able for war -- Snub -- Stop -- Sneakers -- Footnote -- Junior -- Black Panther -- Golden concession -- Team -- Two ladies -- Verdict.

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.

Personal Subject:

Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980.

Metcalfe, Ralph H.

Woodruff, John, 1915-2007.

Williams, Archie, 1915-1993.

Conference Subject:

Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)

Subject Term:

African American athletes -- Social conditions 20th century

Black athletes -- Social conditions 20th century

Added Author:

Thrasher, Travis, 1971-