Why Was Jim Thorpe Stripped of Olympic Medals? // A History Minute #Shorts S1E14

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Jim Thorpe was a Native-American athlete who achieved Gold glory at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. So why was he stripped of his medals? David Rubenstein answers that question in a fact-filled history minute.

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sadly his records have yet to be reinstated

therizinosaurus
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In my family we do not celebrate thanks giving and we do not support any Olympic games at all. I have my children teach the truth about American Indian genocide to their classmates and why we don't support the lies this government has fed our public. The more lies this government commits to, the more citizens lose faith in this government

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It was completely motivated by racism. Several white athletes at the time played for other baseball teams while competing in the Olympics and they never had their medals stripped.

JimmyJones-wp
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Correction-THE Greatest athlete of all time.

maxfalcon
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That was by race. All the 💰went to Indian nation school how dare All he did was a good deed for his people Indian Nation. They gave it back to him. But the real medals that was strip was stolen. Huh usa returned after is dead!!!! Not right!!

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