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Fists of Freedom: The Story of the ’68 Summer Games (1999) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1999 · 59 mins · English
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- Directed by
- George Roy
- Starring
- Liev Schreiber, George Foreman, Harry Edwards, Lee Evans, Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr.
The documentary explores one of the most iconic moments of the 20th century: the powerful “Black Power” salute delivered by American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the medal podium at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City. Through rare footage, archival photographs and interviews with key participants of the era, it revisits the protest’s cultural impact and its lasting significance in American history.
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