Athletes Smith, center, and Carlos give the Black Power Salute during the medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith finished first in the 200-meter sprint, while Peter Norman of Australia finished second and Carlos, third. All three wore human rights patches on their jackets.
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Olympic ‘Black Power Salute’ rises 50 years later
Tommie Smith and John Carlos were among the fastest men of their generation. But it wasn’t what they did on the Olympic track that makes them most remembered. It’s what they did after their race — on the medals podium — that still resonates.
