Salute

Overview

The black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights struggle. Far less known is the part in that episode in history played by Peter Norman, the white Australian on the podium who had run second — and the price paid afterward by all three athletes.

Trailer

Cast

Christopher Kirby
Christopher Kirby
Narrator
Peter Norman
Self
Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith
Self
John Carlos
John Carlos
Self
Payton Jordan
Self
Larry Questad
Self
Harry Edwards
Harry Edwards
Self

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