Black History Month Stories.
Today, we talke about one of the most famous photographs in history and the fallout that affected all participants, revealing how deep hypocrisy runs when dealing with politics and sports.
Today's story is the 1968 Olympic Black Power Salute.
Today, we talke about one of the most famous photographs in history and the fallout that affected all participants, revealing how deep hypocrisy runs when dealing with politics and sports.
Today's story is the 1968 Olympic Black Power Salute.
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The two became friends and joined as founding members of the Olympic Project for Human Rights.
Together, the two qualified for the 68 Olympics in Mexico City.
OPHR, formed to advocate for civil and human rights for Black Americans and Africans across the globe.
After Black athletes at San Jose State boycotted the team's football opener to protest discrimination, Smith floated the idea of a Black boycott of the Olympics.
The boycott fizzled after the IOC excluded the African countries.
The silver went to Australia's Peter Norman, who sympathized with the Black runner's politics, specifically the "White Australia" policies that excluded non-Europeans from immigrating to the island.