Tommie Smith, who performed the Black Power salute alongside John Carlos, won the gold medal for the 200-metre sprint event at the 1968 Olympics. Smith completed the race in just 19.83 seconds ...

The 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City showcased ... Carlos and Smith that we see today is much more than just a Black Power salute. Second chance: Raheem Morris' quest for redemption leads ...

The HBO documentary “Fists of Freedom: The Story of the ’68 Olympic Games” (1999) and the BBC doc “Black Power Salute” (2008) cover the event. There’s also an Australian documentary ...

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Black Power salute and protest of Olympic gold and bronze medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico.

Tommie Smith (c.) and John Carlos (r.) are banned by the U.S. Olympic Committee after giving the black power salute after winning medals in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. In its decision ...

They stood on the podium with Olympic medals hanging from their ... stoically jabbed a gloved fist in the air, a popular black-power salute. The American track stars stood there without shoes ...

Tommie Smith, who performed the Black Power salute alongside John Carlos, won the gold medal for the 200-metre sprint event at the 1968 Olympics. Smith completed the race in just 19.83 seconds ...

When Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood atop the medal podium at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City, bowed their heads and raised black-gloved fists during the playing of the ...