Hartford Courant

Former Olympians Tommie Smith, John Carlos headline Dodd Human Rights Summit at UConn

Former American Olympic track athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who made world headlines after their iconic fist-raising protest on the podium after winning in the 1968 Olympics, will be at UConn ...
The Daily Campus

Tommie Smith and John Carlos speak at Sport and Human Rights keynote

In the 1968 Summer Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos had just won the gold and bronze medals, respectively, for their record-breaking runs in the 200-meter race when they raised their ...
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This Day in History: October 16, 1968, American athletes protest from Olympic podium

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - On Oct. 16, 1968, American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos delivered one of the most powerful and controversial protests in Olympic history during the 1968 Summer Games in ...
The Nation

Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant

On this, the forty-fifth anniversary of the fists of freedom at the 1968 Olympics, we need a new Olympic Project for Human Rights. Extending gloved hands skyward in racial protest, US athletes Tommie ...