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Dec 14, 2020 · When 1968 Olympic 200m champion Tommie Smith returned home from Mexico City, he had no job. He knew why. “Because of the victory stand,” he said in the new documentary “With Drawn Arms,” which tells his story.
Oct 13, 2021 · Tommie Smith says he is seeing a "rebirth" of his iconic protest against racial injustice at the 1968 Olympics because change is still needed today.
Aug 26, 2003 · More than most champions Tommie Smith is greatly remembered 35 years after his feat, because he didn't only mark the history of athletics but together with teammate John Carlos (bronze medallist) stood up on the podium with heads bowed and a black-glove-covered fist in the air, as a protest against the way black Americans were treated in their o...
