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Black Power Salute

2008 59m

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)

Edwin Moses Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

Kwame Kwei-Armah Self

Delroy Lindo Self

Steven Millner Self - Professor, San Jose State University

Harry Edwards Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

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

Tommie Smith Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

Art Simburg Self - Former San Jose State student

Lynda Huey Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

Malcolm X Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali Self (archive footage)

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