Detroit's Olympic Uprising, a new documentary from Detroit filmmaker Aaron Schillinger and University of Michigan professors Stefan Szymanski and Silke-Maria Weineck, chronicles Detroit's attempts to host the Olympics.
One of the city's Olympic bids unfolded in 1963 - right alongside the Civil Rights Movement. While one group saw an opportunity to brandish the city's glory, another feared an oversight of racial oppression and unrest. The film documents what happened when the two groups collided.
Detroit's Olympic Uprising will air on FOX 2 News on Saturday, August 3, at 2 p.m. Hear April Baer's conversation with the filmmakers on the Stateside Podcast.
GUESTS ON THIS EPISODE:
- Aaron Schillinger, Detroit filmmaker
- Stefan Szymanski, Professor of Sport Management at the University of Michigan
- Silke-Maria Weineck, Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan
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