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During their medal ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City on October 16, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, each raised a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
27 wrz 2014 · Gold medalist Tommie Smith (center) and bronze medalist John Carlos (right) raise black-gloved fists during the American national anthem at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
The plan was simple: if they were to win medals in the final of the 200 metre race, they would don black gloves at the medal ceremony and give the ‘Black Power’ salute. As the anthem began playing, both Carlos and Smith bowed their heads and raised their fists aloft. The crowd fell silent.
16 paź 2018 · An Olympic salute to black power: what it means 50 years later. Michael McKinley October 16, 2018. U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos, right, extend their fists during the...
16 paź 2023 · During the medal ceremony for the 200-meter sprint at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their gloved fists, a symbol for black power. The gesture was a protest against racial discrimination and social injustice faced by African Americans in the United States.
You may know his name, and you definitely know the iconic photo of him standing next to Tommie Smith and Peter Norman on the medals podium at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, his black-gloved fist raised next to Smith’s in defiance of racial injustice.
27 wrz 2013 · CHICAGO — On Oct. 16, 1968, 24-year-old Tommie Smith edged out Australian Peter Norman and American John Carlos in the 200-meter race at the Mexico City Olympics, breaking the world record at the...
