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Aug 4, 2016 · Review: ‘Olympic Pride, American Prejudice’ Recalls Black Athletes in 1936. From left, Mack Robinson, Dave Albritton, Jesse Owens, Cornelius Johnson and John Woodruff in “Olympic Pride ...
- Andy Webster
- Deborah Riley Draper
Aug 5, 2016 · Deborah Riley Draper ’s documentary, "Olympic Pride, American Prejudice," tells the story of these unsung competitors, many of whom won medals of their own. It opens just in time for 2016’s own Olympic games, and is well worth the time and money. “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice” is the second 2016 release to cover the Berlin games.
Aug 4, 2016 · One of the goals of “Olympic Pride, American Prejudice” is to illustrate the context of the 1936 Olympics, pointing out for instance that at that point in time most of their fellow citizens ...
Aug 4, 2016 · Film Review: ‘Olympic Pride, American Prejudice’. A documentary shines an overdue light on 17 African-American athletes at the 1936 Olympic Games who were not Jesse Owens. In 1932, Tydie ...
Olympic Pride, American Prejudice is a 2016 American documentary film written and directed by Deborah Riley Draper. [1] Dr. Amy Tiemann, Michael A. Draper, and Blair Underwood (who also narrated the film) were executive producers. [2] The film premiered at the LA Film Festival in 2016.
The fearlessly blunt Olympic Pride, American Prejudice is freed from the crowd-pleasing constraints often imposed on the biopic genre. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 5, 2016
Aug 5, 2016 · August 5, 2016 3:30pm. Olympic Pride, American Prejudice LLC. Deborah Riley Draper’s revealing account of the 1936 Olympics arrives at a particularly conflicted juncture in American social and ...
