America jumped onto the clenched-fist bandwagon several decades later, and its symbolism became a centerpiece of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. At the time, the civil rights movement of ...

If President-elect Biden wants to do something similar, he should consider raising the clenched fist of social justice movements, a symbol that his predecessor and his supporters have badly corrupted.

The clenched fist symbol has been used around the world and in countries on every continent from China to protest human rights violation to Africa, Europe, South America and North America for the ...

In the United States, the fist first emerged as a popular symbol of protest in 1913, when “Big Bill” Haywood, a founding member of the Industrial Workers of the World, wielded it.

In these contexts, it was typically viewed as a symbol of solidarity with others who shared their views. In the 1960s, however, the raised fist became associated with the Black Power movement.

Here, though, the fist matters more. A clenched fist is all but universal in meaning. As a gesture — as a symbol — it has a long history, conveying strength, resolve, defiance, indomitability.

Although the clenched fist has come to represent a show of power and perseverance—upon Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in 1990, both he and his wife Winnie raised their fists in triumph ...