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