With Drawn Arms

Afshin Shahidi
2020-11-02

One Symbol for Us All
5.4
83 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Tommie Smith Self Unowned
Megan Rapinoe Self Unowned
Jesse Williams Self Unowned
Jemele Hill Self Unowned
John Lewis Self Unowned
Nelson George Self Unowned
John Carlos Self (archival footage) Unowned