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:
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.
