What the records say
- When
- 16 Oct 1968
- Kind
- Protest
- Coordinates
- 37.34° N, 121.88° W
- Description
- protest during 1968 Olympic Games
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1968 Olympics Black Power salute
Protest during 1968 Olympic Games
During their medal ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City on October 16, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, each raised a black-gloved fist during the playing of the US national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner".
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