Yahoo! Sports: SN 140 Moments: No. 18 - Tommie Smith, John Carlos give Black Power salute at 1968 Olympics
SN 140 Moments: No. 18 - Tommie Smith, John Carlos give Black Power salute at 1968 Olympics
The Press of Atlantic City: The Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics
The HBO documentary “Fists of Freedom: The Story of the ’68 Olympic Games” (1999) and the BBC doc “Black Power Salute” (2008) cover the event. There’s also an Australian documentary (“Salute”), ...
On Oct. 16, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos made a powerful statement on the podium after the 200-meter dash in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith won the gold medal after winning in 19 ...
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