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Draper, Deborah Riley.
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Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980.
Metcalfe, Ralph H.
Woodruff, John, 1915-2007.
Williams, Archie, 1915-1993.
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Athletes, Black -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Racism in sports.
Racism.
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Draper, Deborah Riley.
Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980.
Metcalfe, Ralph H.
Woodruff, John, 1915-2007.
Williams, Archie, 1915-1993.
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany)
Athletes, Black -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Racism in sports.
Racism.
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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.
by
Draper, Deborah Riley.
Atria Books, 2020.
Call #:
796.4808996 D765o
Subjects
Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980.
Metcalfe, Ralph H.
Woodruff, John, 1915-2007.
Williams, Archie, 1915-1993.
Olympic Games (11th :
1936
:
Berlin
, Germany)
Athletes, Black -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Racism in sports.
Racism.
ISBN:
9781501162152 (hc)
Alternate title:
Untold
story
of
18
African
Americans
who
defied
Jim
Crow
and
Adolf
Hitler
to
compete
in the
1936
Berlin
Olympics
Unstold
story
of eighteen
African
Americans
who
defied
Jim
Crow
and
Adolf
Hitler
to
compete
in the
1936
Berlin
Olympics
Story
of
18
African
Americans
who
defied
Jim
Crow
and
Adolf
Hitler
to
compete
in the
1936
Berlin
Olympics
Edition:
1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Description:
x, 388 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
"Inspired by the critically acclaimed documentary"--Dust jacket.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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. Set against the turbulent backdrop of a segregated United States, sixteen black men and two black women are torn between boycotting the Olympic Games in Nazi Germany or participating. If they go, they would represent a country that considered them second-class citizens and would
compete
amid a strong undercurrent of Aryan superiority that considered them inferior. Yet, if they stayed, would they ever have a chance to prove them wrong on a global stage? To be better than anyone ever expected? Five athletes, full of discipline and heart, guide readers through this harrowing and inspiring journey. There’s a young and sometimes feisty Tidye Pickett from Chicago, whose lithe speed makes her the first
African
American woman to
compete
in the Olympic Games; a quiet Louise Stokes from Malden, Massachusetts,
who
breaks records across the Northeast with humble beginnings training on railroad tracks. We find Mack Robinson in Pasadena, California, setting an example for his younger brother, Jackie Robinson; and the unlikely competitor Archie Williams, a lanky book-smart teen in Oakland takes home a gold medal. Then there’s Ralph Metcalfe, born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago,
who
becomes the wise and fierce big brother of the group. Drawing on over five years of research, Draper and Thrasher bring to life a timely
story
of perseverance and the will to beat unsurmountable odds. From burning crosses set on the Robinsons’s lawn to a Pennsylvania small town on fire with praise and parades when the athletes return from
Berlin
, Olympic Pride, American Prejudice is full of emotion, grit, political upheaval, and the American dream. Capturing a powerful and untold chapter of history, the narrative is also a celebration of the courage, commitment, and accomplishments of these talented athletes and their impact on race, sports and inclusion around the world."-- Publisher.
Other authors:
Thrasher, Travis, 1971-
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