INTERVIEW OF THE DAY: TOMMIE SMITH (1968 OLYMPIC GOLD WINNER / SYMBOLIC SILENT PROTEST)
Former US sprinter and Olympic gold winner Tommie Smith has made it in to the history books but not for once being one of the fastest men on earth. Smith is famous for taking a historic stand for human rights at the 1968 Olympics alongside fellow US sprinter John Carlos. Both men later went on to pay a heavy price for throwing up the ‘Black Power salute’ in silent protest on the podium after accepting their Gold and Bronze medals. Check out excerpts from his interview with […]
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