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Jesse Owens became a legend at the 1936 Olympics, but there were 16 other African American men and two women—Tydie Pickett and Louise Stokes—who gave the lie to Hitler's master race ideology. Olympic Pride, American Prejudice focuses on these individuals' background and preparation for the games through unearthed audio interviews with the athletes, commentary from their children, old photos and newspapers, and archival video. Quite of few of the Olympians, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More