The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World

Name: The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
Genre: Documentary
Released: August 4, 2020
Duration: 69 min
Cast: Brian Meeks, Cleve Livingston, Francoise Hamlin, Harry Edwards, John Carlos

2020

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1091 Media | Release Date (Streaming): August 4, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Brian Meeks, Cleve Livingston, Francoise Hamlin, Harry Edwards, John Carlos, Mel Pender, Paul Hoffman, Ralph Boston, Richard Lapchick, Tom Farrell

Summary: 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. Fifty years later, that singular event remains deeply inspiring, controversial and even misunderstood as one of the most overtlyIt 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. Fifty years later, that singular event remains deeply inspiring, controversial and even misunderstood as one of the most overtly political statement in the annals of sport. The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World 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.… Expand

Director: Tom Ratcliffe

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 69 min

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