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Jul 9, 2008 · Black Power Salute: Directed by Geoff Small. With Colin Salmon. 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.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Geoff Small
- 2008-07-09
Salute (occasionally known as Salute: The Peter Norman Story) is a 2008 Australian sports documentary film directed, produced and written by Matt Norman. It tells the role of Peter Norman, Norman's uncle, in a defining moment of the American civil rights movement: the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute .
Jul 17, 2008 · Salute: Directed by Matt Norman. With Christopher Kirby, Bob Beamon, Ralph Boston, Raelene Boyle. The black power salute at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights movement.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Matt Norman
- 2008-07-17
Documentary films. The 2008 Sydney Film Festival featured a documentary about the protest entitled Salute. The film was written, directed, and produced by Matt Norman, a nephew of Peter Norman. On July 9, 2008, BBC Four broadcast a documentary, Black Power Salute, by Geoff Small, about the protest.
This award-winning film recounts the role of a white man in a defining moment of the American civil rights movement: the 1968 Black Power Salute. When Tommie Smith & John Carlos raised their fists on the victory dais following the Olympic 200 metre final in Mexico City the repercussions were immediate.
Jul 9, 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.
Jun 9, 2011 · The Black Power Salute protest by athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith on the medal dais during the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, supported by silver-medallist Peter Norman, has been recognised as a seminal moment in sports history, Olympic history and race relations.
