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1968

Feb 25, 2018 | IMDB 0

71 min Watch Now

Documentary, TV Movie

At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the silent protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos changed The Games forever, becoming one of the defining images of the 20th century.

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Serena Williams, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Foreman, Harry Edwards, Tom Brokaw, Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Věra Čáslavská

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