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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The item 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 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 8 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item 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 represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
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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
- Extent
- 388 pages
- 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
- Title variation
- Blair Underwood presents
- Subject
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- trueTrack and field
- 1900-1999
- trueAfrican American athletes
- African American athletes -- Social conditions
- African American athletes -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- trueBerlin, Germany
- trueCompetition
- trueGermany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- Olympic Games
- Olympic Games, 1936, Berlin, Germany
- trueOlympic medal winners
- trueRacism
- trueRacism in sports
- 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
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10847007
- 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
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- True
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- Olympic Games
- African American athletes
- Olympic Games
- African American athletes
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- the untold story of 18 African Americans who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- 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
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- 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
- Control code
- on1129898957
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 388 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501162152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- System control number
- (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
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- 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
- Control code
- on1129898957
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 388 pages
- Isbn
- 9781501162152
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1129898957
Subject
- trueTrack and field
- 1900-1999
- trueAfrican American athletes
- African American athletes -- Social conditions
- African American athletes -- Social conditions -- 20th century
- trueBerlin, Germany
- trueCompetition
- trueGermany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- Olympic Games
- Olympic Games, 1936, Berlin, Germany
- trueOlympic medal winners
- trueRacism
- trueRacism in sports
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