BLACK IN TIME: A Moment in OUR History
Tommie Smith & John Carlos
As The Star Spangled Banner Played At The 1968 Olympic Games In Mexico, Tommie Smith And John Carlos Bowed Their Heads And Raised Clinched Fists, Which Was At The Time, A Symbol Of Black Power And Racial Unity.
Smith Wore A Black Glove On His Right Hand And Carlos Wore One On His Left Hand. The Athletes Gave The Black Power Salute To Protest Racial Discrimination In The United States.
Smith And Carlos Won Medals, Respectively, In The 200-Meter Dash (Smith Won The Gold Medal, Carlos Won The Bronze Medal). The Two Men Were Allowed To Keep Their Medals, But Were Suspended From The U.S. Team And Prohibited From Further Competition.
Tommie Smith & John Carlos 2008 Arthur Ashe Courage Award Pt. 1
Tommie Smith & John Carlos 2008 Arthur Ashe Courage Award Pt. 2
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
Hugh Gaddy
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As The Star Spangled Banner Played At The 1968 Olympic Games In Mexico, Tommie Smith And John Carlos Bowed Their Heads And Raised Clinched Fists, Which Was At The Time, A Symbol Of Black Power And Racial Unity.
Smith Wore A Black Glove On His Right Hand And Carlos Wore One On His Left Hand. The Athletes Gave The Black Power Salute To Protest Racial Discrimination In The United States.
Smith And Carlos Won Medals, Respectively, In The 200-Meter Dash (Smith Won The Gold Medal, Carlos Won The Bronze Medal). The Two Men Were Allowed To Keep Their Medals, But Were Suspended From The U.S. Team And Prohibited From Further Competition.
Tommie Smith & John Carlos 2008 Arthur Ashe Courage Award Pt. 1
Tommie Smith & John Carlos 2008 Arthur Ashe Courage Award Pt. 2
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
Hugh Gaddy
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Great Moment
Of course this Moment was Preceded and Inspired by the Protest of the Greatest Basketball Player of all Time,
Kareem Abdul Jabaar deciding not to be a part of The Olympics at all.