Tommie Smith & John Carlos protesting at the 1968 Olympics
Tommie Smith & John Carlos protesting for Civil Rights.
The silver medalist (in 200m) Peter Norman of Australia (who is white) also participated in the protest that evening by wearing a OPHR badge.
Links:
Black medallists raise fists for Civil Rights Movement
A Look Back Thirty Years Later - an Interview with Harry Edwards.
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