Running despite an injured leg muscle, he steaked past teammate John Carlos of San Jose, Calif. (left), who placed third behind Peter Norman (behind Smith) of Australia. Carlos, 77, won the bronze ...
OPINION: The picture (and actions) demonstrating the activism of the track stars at the 1968 Olympics ... Tommie Smith, John Carlos (the races 1st and 3rd place finishers) each raised a gloved ...
It all started at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. That’s when U.S. track and field Olympian John Carlos won the bronze medal in the 200-meter race. But it’s what happened after that during ...