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explain the role of tommie smith, john carlos and peter norman in gaining international attention for the civil rights movement in the us.
explain the role of tommie smith, john carlos and peter norman in gaining international attention for the civil rights movement in the us.
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- US athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos tried to draw international attention to racial discrimination against the blacks in the United States.
- In the medal ceremony of 1968 Olympics held at Mexico City, the two athletes stood with clenched fists
upraised and heads bowed..They received their medals wearing black socks and no shoes to represent
Black poverty.
- US athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos tried to draw international attention to racial discrimination against the blacks in the United States.
- In the medal ceremony of 1968 Olympics held at Mexico City, the two athletes stood with clenched fists
upraised and heads bowed..They received their medals wearing black socks and no shoes to represent
Black poverty.
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