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Title:
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
ISBN:
9781501162152
Physical Description:
x, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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.
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Summary:
Sixteen black men and two black women were torn between boycotting the 1936 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. If they stayed, they would never have a chance to prove them wrong on a global stage. Eighteen competed; history only remembers one. Draper and Thrasher follow the athletes through this harrowing and inspiring journey. Capturing a powerful and untold chapter of history, they also celebrate the courage, commitment, and accomplishments of these talented athletes and their impact on race, sports and inclusion around the world. --
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