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.
Direction
Peter Norman's nephew tells the family story with raw intimacy.
Editing
Brilliant archival weaving—1968 footage hits like a gut punch.
Writing
Reveals one photograph's hidden third figure, finally centered.
Director
Matt Norman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Norman's 200m Australian record still stands—60 years later, no Aussie has touched it.
Smith and Carlos were pallbearers at Norman's funeral in 2006; the three remained bonded until death despite Norman's erasure from Olympic history.
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