My E-Mom

August 1, 2012 10:41 am
“EMom, what’s the deal with that picture of the US athletes holding their fists in the air after winning their medals?” After winning the men’s 200-meter sprint (gold and bronze) at the 1968 Olympic Games, US Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously gave the black power salute to protest civil injustice at home.http://www.myemom.com/whats-the-deal-with-that-picture-of-the-us-athletes-holding-their-fists-in-the-air-after-winning-their-medals/

“EMom, what’s the deal with that picture of the US athletes holding their fists in the air after winning their medals?”

After winning the men’s 200-meter sprint (gold and bronze) at the 1968 Olympic Games, US Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously gave the black power salute to protest civil injustice at home.

http://www.myemom.com/whats-the-deal-with-that-picture-of-the-us-athletes-holding-their-fists-in-the-air-after-winning-their-medals/

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