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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".
Manifestacja Czarnej Siły (Black Power) podczas Igrzysk Olimpijskich w 1968 – seria politycznych gestów i akcji podczas Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich w Meksyku 16 października 1968 roku wykonanych przez Tommie’ego Smitha i Johna Carlosa, podczas dekoracji medalowej po biegu mężczyzn na 200 metrów oraz odgrywania hymnu USA.
US athlete Tommie Smith attained international fame when he gave the Black Power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics – but the protest came at a huge personal cost.
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.
3 dni temu · What was the Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics? 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.
21 wrz 2021 · American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos ascend the podium to receive the gold and bronze medals for the men’s 200-meter race at the Mexico City Olympics on October 16, 1968.
