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The Berlin Olympics, 1936 : Black American athletes counter Nazi propaganda /

Discusses the background and significance of events of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, emphasizing the effect of the black American athletes' victories on Hitler's theories of Nordic supremacy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barry, James P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : F. Watts, [1975]
Series:World focus book.
Subjects:
Olympic Games > (11th : > 1936 : > Berlin, Germany) > Juvenile literature.
African American athletes > Juvenile literature.
Olympics > Participation, African American.
Olympic Games > (11th : > 1936 : > Berlin, Germany)
African American athletes.
Jeux olympiques > (11e : > 1936 : > Berlin, Allemagne) > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Jeux olympiques > (11e : > 1936 : > Berlin, Allemagne)
Sportifs négro-américains > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Description
Summary:Discusses the background and significance of events of the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, emphasizing the effect of the black American athletes' victories on Hitler's theories of Nordic supremacy.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:85 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Bibliography: page 79.
ISBN:0531010902