Plot
The story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protest from the past century. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the world watched as two American runners, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, took the stage as the U.S. national anthem played, raising their fists in a symbol of black struggle and solidarity.
Trailer
Cast
Tommie Smith
Self
Megan Rapinoe
Self
Jesse Williams
Self
Jemele Hill
Self
John Lewis
Self
Nelson George
Self
John Carlos
Self (archival footage)