Black Power Salute

Black Power Salute

2008 en 59 minutes

Rating: 0

Plot

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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Cast

Colin Salmon

Colin Salmon

Narrator (voice)

Edwin Moses

Edwin Moses

Self - 400m Hurdles; Olympic Gold 1976, 1984

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Self

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Self

Steven Millner

Steven Millner

Self - Professor, San Jose State University

Harry Edwards

Harry Edwards

Self - Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley

Lee Evans

Lee Evans

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

Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith

Self - 200m; Olympic Gold 1968

Art Simburg

Art Simburg

Self - Former San Jose State student

Lynda Huey

Lynda Huey

Self - Former San Jose State sprinter and student

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Avery Brundage

Avery Brundage

Self (archive footage)

Dave Zirin

Dave Zirin

Sports journalist and commentator

Douglas Hartmann

Douglas Hartmann

Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

Ken Noel

Ken Noel

Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights

Ralph Boston

Ralph Boston

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

Bob Beamon

Bob Beamon

Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968

Kwame Ture

Kwame Ture

Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown

H. Rap Brown

Self (archive footage)

Ben Carrington

Ben Carrington

Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Paul Hoffman

Paul Hoffman

Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972

John Carlos

John Carlos

Self (archive footage)

Peter Norman

Peter Norman

Self (archive footage)

Gary Younge

Gary Younge

Self - Guardian Columnist

Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

Self (archive footage)

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