The iconic photograph of two Black athletes standing on the podium at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, heads bowed and fists raised in the Black Power Salute as “The Star-Spangled Banner” played ...

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LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) - For more years than should have been necessary, Australian sprinter Peter Norman has been the answer to a sports quiz question. Sign up here. Even hardcore track fans ...

The night he ran the race of his life, Peter Norman was told by the other 200-meter medalists that they would be making a political statement during the medal ceremony. Two black American sprinters ...

San Jose State University is in the process of restoring statues depicting the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute. The 22-foot-tall statues, honoring Tommie Smith and John Carlos, are covered in mosaic ...