Carl T. BergstromAmericans Tommie Smith (center) and and John Carlos (rear), and Australian Peter Norman (front) during the medal ceremony for the 200m dash at the 1968 Olympic games.
National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington DC.
Some may not realize, or may not remember, the scale of this gesture.
From an NPR story (https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/10/16/657548752/those-raised-fists-still-resonate-50-years-later) about the protest:
Collette
Anne Midwinter@ct_bergstrom
The last bit always makes me tear up. Proud of Peter Norman, deeply ashamed of the Australian Olympic Committee.
The last bit always makes me tear up. Proud of Peter Norman, deeply ashamed of the Australian Olympic Committee.
Steve Dodge@ct_bergstrom @acmidwin
Norman got the OPHR pin from Paul Hoffman, the cox of the Harvard rowing team, which represented the US and included several other OPHR allies.
Grassroots Joe@ct_bergstrom
I was 11. The oldest of 2 older brothers was 16 & my dad taught in Newark, NJ; I was well aware of the guts it took to do what they did & the repercussions they faced.
To say it was a fraught time would be a huge understatement. MLK Jr. & RFK were dead.
The DNC convention protests had erupted in police initiated violence.
There was serious unrest in cities across the Country throughout the summer & war protests were growing.
Yeah, a really fraught time.
I was 11. The oldest of 2 older brothers was 16 & my dad taught in Newark, NJ; I was well aware of the guts it took to do what they did & the repercussions they faced.
To say it was a fraught time would be a huge understatement. MLK Jr. & RFK were dead.
The DNC convention protests had erupted in police initiated violence.
There was serious unrest in cities across the Country throughout the summer & war protests were growing.
Yeah, a really fraught time.
Weird 2 - Electric Boogaloo
JamesThank you
Paul "Princejvstin" Weimer@ct_bergstrom its a powerful statue, and I love the capture
Adam@ct_bergstrom Sydney has a mural where it was visible to rail commuters travelling between the city and Olympic Park during the 2000 games. A sound barrier now blocks the view from the tracks, but it is still there and recently restored. https://107.org.au/three-proud-people/