{"id":14241,"date":"2020-10-26T14:32:27","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T19:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=14241"},"modified":"2020-10-26T14:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T19:32:27","slug":"starz-acquires-with-drawn-arms-documentary-on-tommie-smiths-iconic-1968-olympic-protest-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/26\/starz-acquires-with-drawn-arms-documentary-on-tommie-smiths-iconic-1968-olympic-protest-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Starz Acquires &#8220;With Drawn Arms&#8221; Documentary on Tommie Smith&#8217;s Iconic 1968 Olympic Protest [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14242\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/drawn-arms.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/drawn-arms.jpg 712w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/drawn-arms-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/drawn-arms-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/drawn-arms-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/drawn-arms-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Starz today announced the exclusive acquisition of <strong><em>With Drawn Arms<\/em><\/strong>, a compelling new documentary that uncovers the legacy of Olympian Tommie Smith who, after winning the gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, stunned the world by thrusting his fist in the air during the playing of the national anthem in silent protest against racial inequality. 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