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