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With Drawn Arms (2020)

With Drawn Arms (2020)

Documentary

One Symbol for Us All

Release Date: 2020, November 2
Directors: Glenn Kaino, Afshin Shahidi
Countries: United States of America
Cast: John Lewis, Jesse Williams, Jemele Hill, Megan Rapinoe, Tommie Smith, John Carlos

Overview:

The story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protest from the past century. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the world watched as two American runners, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, took the stage as the U.S. national anthem played, raising their fists in a symbol of black struggle and solidarity.