Black Power Salute
July 9, 2008
59m
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.
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Cast
Colin Salmon
Narrator (voice)Edwin Moses
Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Self
Delroy Lindo
SelfSteven Millner
Self - Professor, San Jose State University
Harry Edwards
Self - Professor Emeritus, UC BerkeleyLee Evans
Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968
Tommie Smith
Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968Art Simburg
Self - Former San Jose State studentLynda Huey
Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)Avery Brundage
Self (archive footage)Dave Zirin
Sports journalist and commentatorDouglas Hartmann
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