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Feb 2021
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SYMHC Classics: The Nazi Games and Jesse...

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This 2012 episode covers the 1936 Berlin Olympics and African-American sprinter Jesse Owens, as well as the games as Nazi propaganda. More nations than ever participated, and the Olympic torch was used for the first time.

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