Working Class History on Nostr: #OtD 16 Oct 1968 African-American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their ...

#OtD 16 Oct 1968 African-American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their gloved fists in a Black power salute as they won medals. Peter Norman showed solidarity by wearing a badge protesting the white Australia policy https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8831/black-power-at-the-olympics?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon