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Black Power Salute (2008)

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⏱ 59m Released
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.

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Release Date
2008-07-09
Language
EN
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Director: Geoff Small
vietnam war olympic games fbi protest black panther party racism human rights political protest desegregation radical politics athletics olympic athlete 1960s sports politics human rights protest anti-blackness

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🎭 Cast

Colin Salmon
Colin Salmon
Narrator (voice)
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses
Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Self
Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo
Self
Steven Millner
Steven Millner
Self - Professor, San Jose State University
Harry Edwards
Harry Edwards
Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Lee Evans
Lee Evans
Self - 400m, 4 × 400m Relay; Olympic Gold 1968
Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith
Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968
Art Simburg
Art Simburg
Self - Former San Jose State student
Lynda Huey
Lynda Huey
Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)

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