The story behind the image
Original title
Salute
Released
7/17/2008
Origin country
US, AU
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
Australian Film Finance Corporation, Instinct Entertainment, Film Victoria, Wingman Pictures, The Actors Cafe
Budget
$1,949,120.00
Revenue
—
Runtime
2hr 0min
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.
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