Tommie Smith
Birthday: 1944-06-06
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Biography: Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was broken legally. Description above from the Wikipedia Tommie Smith licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Salute
The black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic mom...
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Stand
Raw and unflinching examination of the courageous life of basketball star and social justice activis...
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Black Power Salute
A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit o...
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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was som...
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Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sp...
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O.J.: Made in America
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent...
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Because They Believed
Documentary containing interviews of athletic trailblazers that were the first to break through raci...
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Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams
Algerian director Hamid Benamra turns his focus to Mustapha Boutadjine, a charming, mercurial collag...
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The Price of Protest
United States, September 1st, 2016. American football player Colin Kaepernick kneels during the nati...
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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 Olym...
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1968
At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the silent protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos changed The Gam...
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With Drawn Arms
The story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protes...
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