Smith-Llera, D: Black Power Salute: How a Photograph Capture
Smith-Llera, D: Black Power Salute: How a Photograph Capture
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How a Photograph Captured a Political Protest. Two American athletes made history at the 1968 Mexico Summer Olympics, but not on the track. They staged a silent protest against racial injustice. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medallists in the 200-metre sprint, stood with heads bowed and black-gloved fists raised as the national anthem played during the medal ceremony. Peter Norman, the Australian silver medallist, wore a human rights badge in support.A Life magazine photograph seen by millions would ensure that the silent protest was remembered, and eventually admired, as a symbol of the battle for equality and civil