Salute 16 years old

The story behind the image

The black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was an iconic moment in the US civil rights struggle. Far less known is the part in that episode in history played by Peter Norman, the white Australian on the podium who had run second — and the price paid afterward by all three athletes.

Credits

Salute Cast

Name	Character
John Wesley Carlos	as Himself
Christopher Kirby He was 12, now 24 years old	as Narrator

Salute Crew

Name	Department
Thomas Augsberger as Executive Producer.	Production
Shana Levine as Executive Producer.	Production
Dean Murphy as Executive Producer. He was 42 (now 54) years old	Production
David Hirschfelder as Original Music Composer. He was 51 (now 64) years old	Sound
Michael Slater as Sound Designer. He was 42 (now 54) years old	Sound
Martin Smith as Cinematography. He was 51 (37) years old when He died	Crew
Ralph Moser as Visual Effects.	Visual Effects
John Leonard as Editor.	Editing
Jane Moran as Editor. She was 23 (now 39) years old	Editing