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Black Power Salute

(2008)

July 9, 2008• 0h 59m
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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.

Geoff Small

Director

Top Billed Cast

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Colin Salmon

Narrator (voice)

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Edwin Moses

Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

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Kwame Kwei-Armah

Self

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Delroy Lindo

Self

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Steven Millner

Self - Professor, San Jose State University

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Harry Edwards

Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

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Lee Evans

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

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Tommie Smith

Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

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Art Simburg

Self - Former San Jose State student

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Lynda Huey

Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student