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 ...

Smith and Carlos bowed their heads and raised a fist in a black leather glove ... Smith compared the moment he raised his fist 1968, to Colin Kaepernick taking the knee during the US national ...

Evelyn Floret When the medals were awarded for the men's 200-meter sprint at the 1968 Olympic Games ... because it was seen as an example of black power radicalism," says Doug Hartmann, a ...

Figure caption, The runners Tommie Smith (centre) and John Carlos (right) giving the Black Power salute during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics Protests like the March Against Fear showed ...