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John Carlos

John Carlos

Born: 1945-06-05 • Harlem, New York, USA

John Wesley Carlos is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith.

Filmography
Stand poster
Stand
2023 • Self (archive footage)
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL poster
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022 • Self (archive footage)
With Drawn Arms poster
With Drawn Arms
2020 • Self (archival footage)
The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World poster
The Stand: How One Gesture Shook the World
2020 • Self
The Price of Protest poster
The Price of Protest
2019 • Self (archive footage)
1968 poster
1968
2018 • Self (archive footage)
O.J.: Made in America poster
O.J.: Made in America
2016 • Self (archive footage)
Salute poster
Salute
2008 • Self
Black Power Salute poster
Black Power Salute
2008 • Self (archive footage)
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games poster
Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
1999 • Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X poster
Malcolm X
1972 • Self (archive footage)