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