Black Power Salute (2008)
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 — 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)
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