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This Happened — October 16: Two Raised Black-Gloved Fists At The Olympics
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 ...
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The history of the raised fist, a global symbol of fighting oppression
Photograph by Robert Capa, International Center of Photography/Magnum Photos In 1968, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in the Black Power salute from the medal ...
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‘A cry for freedom’: The Black Power salute that rocked the world 50 years ago
The Black Power salute photo ... When "The Star-Spangled Banner” began to play, Smith lowered his head and raised his right fist. Carlos raised his left. Life magazine photographer John Dominis ...
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Those Raised Fists Still Resonate, 50 Years Later
The photo of the raised-fist salute was front page on newspapers around ... many thought of Carlos and Smith as heroes, especially in black America. Their upraised fists became a symbol of black ...
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50 Years Later, Raised Fists During National Anthem Still Resonate
And then in a move that still echoes, they raised their fists in the black power salute on the podium. Fifty years ago at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, track fans anticipated an ...
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OJ Fact Check: Juror Who Raised Black Power Salute Was a Black Panther
In one of the most shocking moments of “The People v OJ Simpson” finale, one of the African-American jurors gives O.J. Simpson a raised-fist “black power” salute moments after the not ...
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How the Clenched Fist Became a Black Power Symbol
What does the black fist mean? To some ... Lee Harvey Oswald clenched and raised his fist to salute photographers after he was arrested for assassinating President John F. Kennedy in 1963 ...
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Where Beyonce, Black Lives Matter and global history collide: The ‘Black Power’ salute at West Point
Nationalists, meanwhile, used the Roman salute, similar to that used ... “The Star-Spangled Banner,” Carlos and Smith raised black-gloved fists in the air, shocking Olympic organizers who ...
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Black Power Fists Were Raised During NFL’s Opening Weekend
Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters raised a black power fist while wearing a black glove, evoking Tommie Smith and John Carlos’ Black Power salute during the 1968 Olympic Games.
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Column: Why two black athletes raised their fists during the anthem
A few hours earlier, it was far from certain that Tommie Smith and John Carlos would be on the medal stand at all. Smith, the favorite to win gold in the 200 meters at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico ...
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OJ Fact Check: Juror Who Raised Black Power Fist Was a Black Panther
In one of the most shocking moments of “The People v OJ Simpson” finale, one of the African-American jurors gives O.J. Simpson a raised-fist “black power” salute moments after the not ...