Track and field athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos, American-born Black men, stamped their names in history for throwing up Black power fists on the Olympic podium at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.

Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos were expelled from the 1968 Games for their silent protest, but their gesture is recognized as noble today.

The audience in Paris stood to applaud Tommie Smith, more than 50 years after he took a stand for civil rights. The 80-year-old Olympic champion was a guest speaker at the Musée de l'Immigration ...

Olympic and civil rights movement icons Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who took the podium with raised fists in black gloves in 1968, will sit down for a panel discussion, joined by Bob Beamon and ...

A new sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum pays tribute to one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history. Inspired by U.S. sprinter Tommie Smith, who with John Carlos raised his ...

At 6' 3" and 185 pounds, Tommie Smith had the ideal build for a long sprinter and his acceleration in the latter stages of a race made him virtually unbeatable at any of the sprint distances. With all ...

One of the most memorable images from the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City is the symbolic act of protest by Tommie Smith, winner of the men’s 200-meter race. During the medal ceremony, Smith bowed ...

San Jose State University is honoring Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the two men behind the Black Power freedom salute at the 1968 Olympics.

The audience in Paris stood to applaud Tommie Smith, more than 50 years after he took a stand for civil rights. Smith was a guest speaker at the Musée de l’Immigration (Museum of Immigration ...

The audience in Paris stood to applaud Tommie Smith, more than 50 years after he took a stand for civil rights.