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Tommie Smith and John Carlos protested in the Mexico Olympics against racial discrimination

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The above statement is true. Tommie C. Smith is a former American Football League wide receiver and track and field athlete. His Black Power salute atop the medal podium with John Carlos to protest racism and injustice against African-Americans in America sparked controversy, as it was interpreted as politicising the Olympic Games. It is still regarded as a watershed point in the history of the Black Power movement. Tommie Smith and John Carlos received their medals while wearing dark stockings and no shoes to symbolise black poverty and to attract public attention to racial discrimination in America. Peter Norman wore a human rights emblem at the roundel celebration to show his support.

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