Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

Year: 1999

Duration: 59 min

Documentary leading up to, during and after the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Features interviews with athletes, including John Carlos, Tommie Smith and George Foreman, activist Dr. Harry Edwards, journalists and archival footage of the Games and the fallout after the raised fisted gloves by Carlos and Smith.—Mike Tuggle

Genre: Action   Documentary   History   Sport