During the 1968 Democratic National Convention ... At least a half dozen climbed atop the statue, waving flags and holding protest posters. Photographs of that scene are among the most ...

Every detail of the protest was planned. In an article for the New York Times, Bradley called it “a grand display of performance, of art and of performance art.” “Back in 1968,” Smith told ...

He—or his fist—became a symbol, plastered on T-shirts and posters ... rights protest, while they stand on the podium with Australian silver medalist Peter Norman (left) at the 1968 Olympics ...