Black Power Salute (2008)

0.0/10 59 min Documentary TV Movie

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.

Cast

Colin Salmon

Narrator (voice)

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Self

Delroy Lindo

Self

Harry Edwards

Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

Tommie Smith

Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Kwame Ture

Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown

Self (archive footage)

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