The iconic photo is often plastered all over t-shirts, posters, and book covers– and even in some school textbooks. But as one sportswriter argues, the story behind the message is often lost. It was in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics that Tommie Smith and John Carlos took the medal stand after their wins in the [...]
July 24, 2012Read More
The 1968 Olympic Protest is Conveniently Erased in Modern Olympic Conversations and Classroom Teaching
The iconic photo is often plastered all over t-shirts, posters, and book covers– and even in some school textbooks. But as one sportswriter argues, the story behind the message is often lost. It was in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics that Tommie Smith and John Carlos took the medal stand after their wins in the [...]
July 24, 201223 CommentsRead More