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Silent Gesture: Gold-Medalist Tommie Smith on His Historic Black Power Salute at 1968 Olympics

Silent Gesture: Gold-Medalist Tommie Smith on His Historic Black Power Salute at 1968 Olympics

The raised fists of two African-American Olympic medal winners at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, is one of the most iconic images of our time. The man standing on the podium in 1st place, Tommie Smith, talks about that moment and his new autobiography, “Silent Gesture.” [includes rush transcript]

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