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Opinion | Athletes Are Finished Playing America’s Rigged Game (Published 2020)

Individuals like Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali and Colin Kaepernick changed society. Can this generation do it by banding together?

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Tommie Smith of the 'Back power' salute ! Mexico City 1968 Olympic 200 meter champion & first man to run under 20 seconds for 200 !

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32 of the Most Scandalous Moments in Summer Olympic History

From record besting...to gender testing.

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Tommie Smith (born June 6, 1944)[1] is an American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith won the 200-meter dash finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was broken legally. His Black Power salute with John Carlos atop the medal podium caused controversy at the time as it was seen as politicizing the Olympic Games. It remains a symbolic moment in the history of the American Civil Righ 1968 Olympics Black Power, Black Revolution, Mexico Olympics, Black Power Salute, Luis Gonzaga, Tommie Smith, Thomas Sankara, 1968 Olympics, Heavyweight Boxing

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Tommie Smith (born June 6, 1944)[1] is an American former track & field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith won the 200-meter dash finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was broken legally. His Black Power salute with John Carlos atop the medal podium caused controversy at the time as it was seen as politicizing the Olympic Games. It remains a symbolic moment in the history of the American Civil…

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This Statue Honors a Controversial Olympic Black Power Protest

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

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How the Black Power Protest at the 1968 Olympics Killed Careers | HISTORY

When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Summer Games, Australian runner Peter Norman stood by them. It lost him his career.

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Fists of Freedom: An Olympic Story Not Taught in Schools

Here's the history you should've been taught in school about that iconic "Black Power Salute" from the 1968 Olympics.

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Memorable Olympic Moments: Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Summer 1968

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