Black Power Salute

(2008)

Documentary, TV Movie

0hrs 59m

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.

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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)

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

Kwame Ture

** Self (archive footage)

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

John Carlos

** Self (archive footage)

Peter Norman

** Self (archive footage)

Gary Younge

** Self - Guardian Columnist

Jesse Owens

** Self (archive footage)

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