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Black Power Salute

2008

0h 59m

Documentary, TV Movie

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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)

John Carlos

Self (archive footage)

Gary Younge

Self - Guardian Columnist

Jesse Owens

Self (archive footage)

Edwin Moses

Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

Steven Millner

Self - Professor, San Jose State University

Lee Evans

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

Art Simburg

Self - Former San Jose State student

Lynda Huey

Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

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

Ralph Boston

Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1960, Silver 1964, Bronze 1968

Bob Beamon

Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968

H. Rap Brown

Self (archive footage)

Ben Carrington

Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Paul Hoffman

Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972

Peter Norman

Self (archive footage)

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