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1968 Olympics Black Power salute

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Black Power Salute Rocks 1968 Olympics - ABC News - October 17, 1968

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October 16, 1968 - U.S. Olympic Sprinters Protest Racial Inequality

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1968 Olympics 100m & 200m (Black Power Salute)

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Tommie Smith on his 1968 Black power salute

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John Carlos Discusses his Iconic "1968 Olympic Black Power Salute" 50 Years Later

The 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute was a political demonstration conducted by African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony on October 16, 1968, at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City. After Smith and Carlos won gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the 200-meter running event, they turned on the podium to face their flags, and to hear the American national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". Each athlete raised a black-gloved fist, and kept them raised until the anthem had finished. In addition, Smith, Carlos, and Australian silver medalist Peter Norman all wore human rights badges on their jackets. In his autobiography, Silent Gesture, Smith stated that the gesture was not a "Black Power" salute, but a "human rights salute". The event is regarded as one of the most overtly political statements in the history of the modern Olympic Games.