In 1936, John Woodruff was one of 18 African Americans on the US Olympic team competing in Berlin. He won the gold medal for the men's 800 metres. In this excerpt from his oral history recorded in 1996, he discusses Germany's actions before and after his visit as well as the regime's efforts to downplay its antisemitic and racist policies during the Games. #BlackHistoryMonth Watch John Woodruff's oral history online: http://bit.ly/1V4vC2t. | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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