1968 olympics black power

Here's the history you should've been taught in school about that iconic "Black Power Salute" from the 1968 Olympics.

During the medals ceremony for the 200 meter race the 1968 Olympics, gold medalist Tommie Smith and bronze medalist John Carlos,

Summer Olympics moments of Mexico City

Forty eight 48 years ago track stars John Carlos, and Tommie Smith shook the 1968 Olympics with their "BLACK POWER" salute during the playing of the American national anthem as they stood on the podium after winning their Olympic medals!

Wikipedia article about Tommie Smith

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

Peter Norman came second in the legendary 200m final that was to dominate the history of the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games. Peter Norman, then a

John Carlos and Tommie Smith were cast as villains after their protest on the medal stand.

A curated walk through the hallways of the newest Smithsonian museum before it opens next week. 13 years in the making, it attempts to depict the pain and pride of the black experience in America.