African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in the Black Power Salute during the 200-meter medal ceremony at the Olympics on this day in 1968. What was the Black ...

One of the most enduring images of athletes making a sociopolitical statement has to be gold and bronze medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos throwing up their ...

The black power freedom salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics was a protest felt across the world and it remains a symbol against racism and for equality. The two men behind that moment were San ...

One of the most enduring images of athletes making a sociopolitical statement has to be gold and bronze medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos throwing up their ...

One of the most enduring images of athletes making a sociopolitical statement has to be gold and bronze medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos throwing up their ...

Olympian John Carlos talks impact of Black Power salute at 1968 Olympics Our own Joshua Short had the opportunity to talk about that moment with Carlos, who says the oppression still exists. By ...

Track and field athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos, American-born Black men, stamped their names in history for throwing up Black power fists on the Olympic podium at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.

The Black Power salute was a gesture famously performed by 200-meter American medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith on the victory stand at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 to protest ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The black power freedom salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics was a protest felt across the world and it remains a symbol against racism and for equality.