1968

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Serena Williams
Serena Williams

Narrator (voice)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Self

George Foreman
George Foreman

Self

Harry Edwards
Harry Edwards

Self

Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw

Self

Tommie Smith
Tommie Smith

Self (archive footage)

John Carlos
John Carlos

Self (archive footage)

Věra Čáslavská
Věra Čáslavská

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Serena Williams narrates ‘1968’ -- commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Mexico City Olympics

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