Do you really think that Tommie Smith and John Carlos did the right thing in their protest in the medal giving ceremony of 1968 Mexico olympic ,? If yes then why?
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Explanation:
When Olympic sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood atop the medal podium at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City, bowed their heads and raised black-gloved fists during the playing of the national anthem, millions of their fellow Americans were outraged. But countless millions more around the globe thrilled to the sight of two men standing before the world, unafraid, expressing disillusionment with a nation that so often fell, and still falls, so short of its promise.
In tribute to Smith, Carlos and every other athlete—Eric Liddell, Curt Flood, Sandy Koufax
and on and on—who has acted on principle in a highly public way,
LIFE.com presents John Dominis's indelible portrait of that moment.
[See more of John Dominis's amazing photography]
Smith
and Carlos (both of whom are National Track and Field Hall of Famers)
were vilified at home for their stand. They were suspended from the U.S.
team. They received death threats. But neither man ever apologized for
his raised fist or his bowed head—and neither ever had need to.
"We
were just human beings who saw a need to bring attention to the
inequality in our country," Smith said years later, in a documentary on
the 1968 Mexico City games produced for HBO. "I don't like the idea of
people looking at it as negative. There was nothing but a raised fist in
the air and a bowed head, acknowledging the American flag—not
symbolizing a hatred for it."
Finally,
it's worth noting that the Australian silver medalist in the 200 meters
in 1968, Peter Norman, stood solidly with Smith and Carlos, both
literally and figuratively—displaying his solidarity with their action
by wearing an Olympic Project for Human Rights badge during the medal
ceremony. Four decades later, in 2006, both Smith and Carlos were
pallbearers at Norman's funeral.
"We knew that what we were going to do was far greater than any athletic feat," Carlos was quoted as saying at the time. "[Peter] said, 'I'll stand with you.'"
Carlos
expected to see fear in Peter Norman's eyes before the medal ceremony,
when there was no turning back from what they were about to do. But he
didn't see fear.
"I saw love," he said.
Answer:-
According to the question :-
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During Mexico Olympic (1968)
Tommy Smith & John Carlos are the black men to win the first & third medal in marathon. The medals are given to them & on the other hand the black men have no rights. So,they weared a black gloves & raise their hands to raise black power. So,the medals were taken back.And they were caught.
My openion:-
Yes,they were right at their place as they were fighting for thier rights instead of getting name ,fame & prizes.They fight for their rights.