The Resource 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
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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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 388 pages
- Note
- Companion to 2016 documentary film Olympic pride, American prejudice written and directed by Deborah Riley Draper
- Contents
-
- The girls are fast
- A single inch, a cross on fire
- Discipline and heart
- Determination
- Dashing to the tape
- The underestimated
- Qualified and confident
- Together yet alone
- Defeat
- Do the little things well
- Looking ahead
- The world's fastest man
- The Nazis take control
- Anyone is beatable
- The boycott debate
- Baptism by fire
- Trial and error
- The Olympic "black gang"
- An almost color-blind ocean
- The Olympic spirit and Olympic peace
- Ready, willing, and able for war
- The snub
- The stop
- The sneakers
- The footnote
- The junior
- The Black Panther
- The golden concession
- The team
- Two ladies
- The verdict
- Isbn
- 9781501162152
- Label
- 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
- Title
- Olympic pride, American prejudice
- Title remainder
- the untold story of 18 African Americans who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- Statement of responsibility
- Deborah Riley Draper and Travis Thrasher
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Draper, Deborah Riley
- Dewey number
- 796.4808996073009043
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1971-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Thrasher, Travis
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Olympic Games
- African American athletes
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- 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
- Note
- Companion to 2016 documentary film Olympic pride, American prejudice written and directed by Deborah Riley Draper
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-364) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The girls are fast -- A single inch, a cross on fire -- Discipline and heart -- Determination -- Dashing to the tape -- The underestimated -- Qualified and confident -- Together yet alone -- Defeat -- Do the little things well -- Looking ahead -- The world's fastest man -- The Nazis take control -- Anyone is beatable -- The boycott debate -- Baptism by fire -- Trial and error -- The Olympic "black gang" -- An almost color-blind ocean -- The Olympic spirit and Olympic peace -- Ready, willing, and able for war -- The snub -- The stop -- The sneakers -- The footnote -- The junior -- The Black Panther -- The golden concession -- The team -- Two ladies -- The verdict
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 388 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501162152
- Isbn Type
- : HRD
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- System control number
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- 1941050
- (OCoLC)on1129898957
- (OCoLC)1129898957
- 1941050
- (OCoLC)on1129898957
- (OCoLC)1129898957
- Label
- 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
- Note
- Companion to 2016 documentary film Olympic pride, American prejudice written and directed by Deborah Riley Draper
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-364) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The girls are fast -- A single inch, a cross on fire -- Discipline and heart -- Determination -- Dashing to the tape -- The underestimated -- Qualified and confident -- Together yet alone -- Defeat -- Do the little things well -- Looking ahead -- The world's fastest man -- The Nazis take control -- Anyone is beatable -- The boycott debate -- Baptism by fire -- Trial and error -- The Olympic "black gang" -- An almost color-blind ocean -- The Olympic spirit and Olympic peace -- Ready, willing, and able for war -- The snub -- The stop -- The sneakers -- The footnote -- The junior -- The Black Panther -- The golden concession -- The team -- Two ladies -- The verdict
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- x, 388 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501162152
- Isbn Type
- : HRD
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- System control number
-
- 1941050
- (OCoLC)on1129898957
- (OCoLC)1129898957
- 1941050
- (OCoLC)on1129898957
- (OCoLC)1129898957
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