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At the 1968 Olympics, two American runners, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised their fist as they stood on the medal platform during the “Star Spangled Banner”.
The raised fist was a symbol of Black Power and in this historic moment they silently protested the treatment of African Americans in the Unites States.
