Black Power Salute
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.
2008-07-09
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Cast
Colin Salmon as Narrator (voice)
Kwame Kwei-Armah as Self
Delroy Lindo as Self
Harry Edwards as Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Tommie Smith as Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968
Malcolm X as Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage)
Kwame Ture as Self (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown as Self (archive footage)
John Carlos as Self (archive footage)
Gary Younge as Self - Guardian Columnist
Jesse Owens as Self (archive footage)