
12/08/1999
Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand at the 1968 Summer games in Mexico City. Using rare footage, archival photos and interviews with key figures from the era, revisit a pivotal event in American history.

Liev Schreiber
as Narrator (voice)

Neil Amdur
as Self

Bob Beamon
as Self

Ralph Boston
as Self

Avery Brundage
as Self (archive footage)

John Carlos
as Self (archive footage)

John Coatsworth
as Self

Hal Connolly
as Self

Willie Davenport
as Self

Michael Eric Dyson
as Self

Harry Edwards
as Self

George Foreman
as Self

Dick Fosbury
as Self (archive footage)

Bud Greenspan
as Self

Allen Guttman
as Self

Erv Hall
as Self

Lee Evans
as Self

Lyndon B. Johnson
as Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.
as Self (archive footage)

Rafer Johnson
as Self (archive footage)

Jesse Owens
as Self (archive footage)

Al Oerter
as Self (archive footage)

Art Simburg
as Self

Ken Noel
as Self

Paul Hoffman
as Self
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