Black+Power+salute+at+the+1968+Olympics

Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics
 * Name of Event **

1968 Olympics Mexico City
 * When/Where this event took place**

** Tommie Smith ** and ** John Carlos **
 * Who was involved? **

** What happened during this event? ** Tommie Smith and John Carlos, won the gold and bronze medals in the 200m, stood with black socks and no shoes, Smith wore a black scarf around his neck and both men had their heads bowed and a black-gloved hand raised as the American National Anthem played during the victory ceremony. Smith said “he had raised his right fist to represent black power in America, while Carlos raised his left fist to represent black unity.” The black scarf represented black pride and the black socks with no shoes stood for black poverty in racist America.

The significance of this was to show that if a black dose something do for the country you’re an America but if the do some thing that the man dose like you’re Negro. That was the reason for them doing this.
 * What is the significance of this event on the Civil Rights Movement? **

WHAT DID HE MEAN BY THIS?

I would give it an 8 because I was at the Olympics and the whole world was watching. This is what set of the black power movement. They made a point to not only Americans but to the whole world that blacks are not treated fairly and equally. That’s why I rated this so high.
 * On a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) how great of an impact do you think this event had on the Civil Rights Movement **

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