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Hoping to see a #US athlete have a #TommieSmith, #JohnCarlos moment on the podium at these #Olympics. Hold up an #AbolishICE card and be an eternal hero.
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October 16, 1968 - During medal presentations at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, winning sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved fists while the U.S. national anthem was played. They were suspended from the team by the U.S. Olympic Committee two days later. Smith later told the media that he raised his right fist in the air to represent black power in America while Carlos's left fist represented unity in black America.
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Tommie Smith set a world record in the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with a time of 19.83 seconds. His record stood for 11 years. But the image of Smith and teammate John Carlos, both Black Americans, bowing their heads and raising their gloved fists in support of human rights, has lasted for five-plus decades. The protest inspired “Bridge,” a massive golden structure by conceptual artist Glenn Kaino. Smithsonian Magazine has more: https://flip.it/O3dmEJ
#Culture #Olympics #HumanRIghts #BlackPower #TommieSmithFollow @Smithsonianmag for more stories on history, art, science and more.
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Famed Olympian and protester Tommie Smith believes modern athletes are less political than before despite the need to continue fighting racism, including in the United States where it "could not get any worse." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/06/13/tommie-smith-successors/ #olympics #tommiesmith #ioc #2024parisolympics #discrimination #race #us
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On this day in 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the medal podium of the Olympics in Mexico. A protest in support of human rights.
Smith noted “If I win, I am American, not a black American. But if I did something bad, then they would say I am a Negro. We are black and we are proud of being black. Black America will understand what we did tonight.”
More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute#OnThisDay #History #HumanRights #Olympics #Protest #TommieSmith #JohnCarlos
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Also a fan of #RavenSaunders She is not neutral, where humanity forbids to be neutral: https://indianexpress.com/article/olympics/tokyo-2020-raven-saunders-gesture-podium-protests-controversy-7434338/
Reminds me strongly of the #BlackPowerSalute of 1968 by #JohnCarlos and #TommieSmith , which sparked the prohibition of political gestures on podiums: https://atlantablackstar.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/black-power-salute.jpg
