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Public expression of social division based on racial discrimination was highlighted during the Mexican Olympics.

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At the 200-Metre medal ceremony at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Black Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who competed for the United States, won the gold and bronze medals, respectively. The American national anthem was playing as the two men bent their heads and raised their fists. To symbolise Black poverty, they were presented with their medals while wearing only black socks. They attempted to raise awareness of racial prejudice in the United States by making this gesture. The uplifted clenched fists and black gloves were intended to represent black power.

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