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Olympic Oak: The Story of John Woodruff, the 1936 Berlin Olympics & the Roots of Athlete Activism

"Olympic Oak, the story of John Woodruff, the 1936 Berlin Olympics and the roots of Athlete Activism” chronicles the gold-medal victory of the Connellsville native before Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime and discusses the impact that African Americans on that Olympic team had on the future of American sports.