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Black Power Salute

Black Power Salute

2008•59m•Documentary•TV Movie

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.

Geoff Small · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime59m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 9, 2008

Actors

Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon

Narrator (voice)

Edwin Moses

Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Self

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Self

Steven Millner

Self - Professor, San Jose State University

Harry Edwards

Harry Edwards

Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

Lee Evans

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

Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith

Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

Art Simburg

Self - Former San Jose State student

Lynda Huey

Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Avery Brundage

Self (archive footage)

Dave Zirin

Sports journalist and commentator

Douglas Hartmann

Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

Ken Noel

Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights

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