Black Power Salute (2008)
59m
Running Time
July 9, 2008Release Date
Black Power Salute (2008)
59m
Running Time
July 9, 2008Release Date
Network & Production Companies

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 & Crew.

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)

Avery Brundage
Self (archive footage)

Dave Zirin
Sports journalist and commentator

Douglas Hartmann
Self - Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

Ken Noel
Self - Chief Organizer, Olympic Project for Human Rights

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

Bob Beamon
Self - Long Jump; Olympic Gold 1968

Kwame Ture
Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown
Self (archive footage)

Ben Carrington
Self - Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin

Paul Hoffman
Self - US Olympic Rowing Team 1968; Olympic Silver 1972

John Carlos
Self (archive footage)

Peter Norman
Self (archive footage)
Details.
This Movie Is About.
fbi
olympic games
vietnam war
protest
black panthers
racism
human rights
political protest
desegregation
radical politics
athletics
olympic athlete
1960s
sports politics
human rights protest
anti-blackness
civil rights movement
black power
cointel pro
boycott
san jose, california