Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who gave the historic black power salutes at the 1968 Olympics, were reunited for the last time with the third man on that podium.
"He was a lone soldier in Australia. Many people in Australia didn't particularly understand. Why would that young white fella go over and stand with those black individuals?".
John Carlos
https://www.espn.com.au/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=2618107
Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who
gave the historic black power salutes at the 1968 Olympics, were
reunited for the last time with the third man on that podium.
"He was a lone soldier in Australia. Many
people in Australia didn't particularly understand. Why would that
young white fella go over and stand with those black individuals?".
John Carlos
https://www.espn.com.au/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=2618107
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