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The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
2020·1h 9m·★ 4.0
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. This documentary film 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.
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Best suited to viewers who want to leave a watch with something concrete to think about or learn from.
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Light commitment · 1h 9m
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