Black Power Salute
Black Power Salute

Black Power Salute

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2008
0h 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.

Production

Tigerlily Films

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

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