Tuesday, October 16, 2018

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY- OCTOBER 16

Black Power Salute

"If I win, I am American, not a black American. But if I did something bad, then they would say I am a Negro. We are black and we are proud of being black. Black America will understand what we did tonight."

- Tommie Smith

Tommie Smith (USA track and field athlete) won the gold medal for the 200-meter sprint at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City.

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