Black Power Salute

Jul 9, 2008

0h 59m

★ 0.0

Overview

A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Tigerlily Films

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Colin Salmon

Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

Edwin Moses

Self

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Self

Delroy Lindo

Self - Professor, San Jose State University

Steven Millner

Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

Harry Edwards

Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968

Lee Evans

Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

Tommie Smith

Self - Former San Jose State student

Art Simburg

Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

Lynda Huey

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

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