Salute

The story behind the image

Salute — Plot

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.

• Release date
• July 17, 2008
• Runtime
• 120 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Matt Norman

Salute — Cast

Christopher Kirby Narrator

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Peter Norman Self Tommie Smith Self John Carlos Self

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Payton Jordan Self

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Larry Questad Self Harry Edwards Self

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Ray Weinberg Self