The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary film is a revealing exploration into the circumstances that led runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos to that historic moment at the Mexico City Games, mining the great personal risks they took and the subsequent fallout they endured.It is one of the most iconic images of our time: two African-American medal winners at the 1968 Olympics standing in silent protest with heads bowed and fists raised as “The Star Spangled Banner” is played. This documentary f... Read more
Starring Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Harry Edwards, Ralph Boston, Mel Pender, Paul Hoffman, Cleve Livingston, Patty VanWolvelaere, Edwin Roberts, Larry Quested
It's a documentary movie, and has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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