1936 Olympics (Southern Victory)

The 1936 Olympics were hosted by Richmond, the capital of the Confederate States. Jake Featherston was President at the time. Featherston and his director of propaganda, Saul Goldman, turned the Olympics into a public relations extravaganza, showing the world that the nation had, under the leadership of the Freedom Party, recovered from its Great War defeat and postwar economic hardships.

During the Olympic Games, Featherston survived an attempt on his life made by a black hot dog vendor while watching a swim meet. The would-be assassin was killed by Clarence Potter--who had himself intended to kill Featherston during the event.

Featherston had originally intended to prohibit black athletes from participating in the games, but the International Olympic Committee overrode him. Much to Featherston's disappointment, a Haitian runner won a bronze medal in a sprinting event.