
Salute
Documentary
6.6
Release Date
July 17, 2008
Duration
120 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.