{"product_id":"olympic-pride-american-prejudice-deborah-riley-draper-9781501162169","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 Olympic","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emust-read for anyone concerned with race, sports, and politics in America\" (William C. Rhoden, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author), the inspirational and largely unknown true story of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe eighteen African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, defying the racism of both Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the turbulent backdrop of a segregated United States, sixteen Black men and two Black women are torn between boycotting the 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. Yet, if they stayed, would they ever have a chance to prove them wrong on a global stage? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive athletes, full of discipline and heart, guide you through this harrowing and inspiring journey. There's a young and feisty Tidye Pickett from Chicago, whose lithe speed makes her the first African American woman to compete in the Olympic Games; a quiet Louise Stokes from Malden, Massachusetts, who breaks records across the Northeast with humble beginnings training on railroad tracks. We find Mack Robinson in Pasadena, California, setting an example for his younger brother, Jackie Robinson; and the unlikely competitor Archie Williams, a lanky book-smart teen in Oakland takes home a gold medal. Then there's Ralph Metcalfe, born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, who becomes the wise and fierce big brother of the group. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom burning crosses set on the Robinsons's lawn to a Pennsylvania small town on fire with praise and parades when the athletes return from Berlin, \u003ci\u003eOlympic Pride, American Prejudice \u003c\/i\u003ehas \"done the world a favor by bringing into the sunlight the unknown story of eighteen black Olympians who should never be forgotten. This book is both beautiful and wrenching, and essential to understanding the rich history of African American athletes\" (Kevin Merida, editor-in-chief of ESPN's \u003ci\u003eThe Undefeated\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Riley Draper, Blair Underwood, Travis Thrasher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501162160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501162169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.34h x 5.56w x 0.98d","brand":"Deborah Riley Draper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050679005439,"sku":"9781501162169","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a92c9bf4-5d86-42b3-8c76-2e1b997e609c.jpg?v=1685008616","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/olympic-pride-american-prejudice-deborah-riley-draper-9781501162169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}