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===1968 Olympics Black Power salute===
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The 1968 Olympics Black Power salute was a [[Demonstration (political)|political demonstration]] conducted by [[African-American]] athletes [[Tommie Smith]] and [[John Carlos]] during their medal ceremony at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]] in the [[Estadio Olímpico Universitario|Olympic Stadium]] in [[Mexico City]]. After having won gold and bronze medals respectively in the [[200 metres at the Olympics|200-meter]] running event, they turned on the podium to face their flags, and to hear the American national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner". Each athlete [[Raised fist|raised a black-gloved fist]], and kept them raised until the anthem had finished. In addition, Smith, Carlos, and Australian silver medalist [[Peter Norman]] all wore human rights badges on their jackets. In his autobiography, ''Silent Gesture'', Smith stated that the gesture was not a "[[Black Power]]" salute, but a "[[human rights]] salute". The event is regarded as one of the most overtly political statements in the history of the modern [[Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2094-2393575,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070311090713/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2094-2393575,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 11, 2007 |work=The Sunday Times |location=London |last=Lewis |first=Richard |date=October 8, 2006 |title=Caught in Time: Black Power salute, Mexico, 1968 |access-date=November 9, 2008 }}</ref>