The black power freedom salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics was a protest felt across the world and it remains a symbol ...

Figure caption, The runners Tommie Smith (centre) and John Carlos (right) giving the Black Power salute during their medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics Protests like the March Against Fear showed ...

(WNDU) - On this final day of Black History Month, WNDU 16 News Now has an exclusive story about a moment in history which still resonates today. It all started at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

The Black Power salute was a gesture famously performed by 200-meter American medalists John Carlos and Tommie Smith on the victory stand at the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 to protest ...