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Story behind the image

Still from the film Salute

Salute is a documentary film about a protest that happened at the 1968 Olympic games medal ceremony for the winners of the 200 metre sprint.

The film, made by the nephew of one of the athletes on the podium, documents some of the events leading up to the protest and the consequences for those involved. Salute represents the story of a key figure behind the famous image taken at the moment of the 1968 Black Power salute protest.

 

 

 

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Trailer transcript

TITLE: AT THE 1968 OLYMPICS

TITLE: TWO AMERICANS

PETER NORMAN: Performing at the level that they did, white America sat up and took a little bit of notice.

TITLE: AND AN AUSTRALIAN

VOICEOVER: There's a guy from Australia -  who the hell is he?

TITLE: RAN THE FASTEST 200M IN HISTORY

VOICEOVER: The most exciting races that one could imagine

TITLE: WHAT THEY DID NEXT

TOMMIE SMITH: What are we going to do the moment we get out there?

TITLE: SHOOK THE WORLD

TOMMIE SMITH: The silent gesture heard around the world

VOICEOVER: It had nothing to do with the sport and had everything to do with society

NEWSREADER: Widespead racism and bewilderment over a strange war are the seeds of the revolution

PETER NORMAN: The raised arm, and the clenched hand was a symbol of unity, with the fingers coming together in a symbol of strength.

TOMMIE SMITH: Yo! I did it

PETER NORMAN: I couldn't see why anyone would hate someone simply because they were a different colour

JOHN CARLOS: No other guy, particularly a white guy, ever step up

PETER NORMAN: I believe in human rights. There's still a hell of a long way to go.