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Salute Clip - Civil Rights Activism

SALUTE chronicles Peter Norman's involvement in the infamous Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics. The true story of an unsung Australian hero.

The picture of the three men on the winner's podium after the men's 200 meters final at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics is still considered one of the most powerful images in modern history. SALUTE tells the true story behind this iconic image, the story of American athletes Tommie Smith, John Carlos and the Australian silver medallist Peter Norman - three Olympic competitors who, in one peaceful but inflammatory moment of political protest as they received their medals on the podium at the 1968 games in Mexico City, would destroy their sporting careers and become a seminal and enduring symbol of the Civil Rights struggle.

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13-07-2012

Synopsis

Matt Norman, nephew of Olympic silver medallist Peter Norman, directs this documentary about an iconic moment in the civil rights movement that took place at the 1968 Olympic games. Australian track athlete Peter Norman was standing on the winners' podium after the 200m final with United States athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos when they famously raised their black gloved fists in salute against the inequality and black poverty in their home country.

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07-07-2011