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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 (Hardcover)
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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 (Hardcover)
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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.
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