The Cost They Carried Home
On October 16, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood on the medal podium at the Mexico City Olympics — Smith with gold, Carlos with...
This is a contemporary on courage and justice, drawing on Amos 5:24.
On October 16, 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood on the medal podium at the Mexico City Olympics — Smith with gold, Carlos with bronze in the 200 meters. As "The Star-Spangled Banner" played, both men bowed their heads and raised black-gloved fists toward the sky. Within hours, the United States Olympic Committee expelled them from the Olympic Village and sent them home.…
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