Do you think that the Carlos and Smith should have raised and internal matter of American society in an international forum
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Peter Norman was an Australian track athlete who won the silver medal in 200 metres race in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico city.
During that race, two American black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos came first and third respectively. At the medal presentation ceremony, the two American athletes protested against the discrimination faced by blacks in America by displaying the Black Power salute. Norman supported them by wearing a badge of the Olympic Project for Human Rights.
During that race, two American black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos came first and third respectively. At the medal presentation ceremony, the two American athletes protested against the discrimination faced by blacks in America by displaying the Black Power salute. Norman supported them by wearing a badge of the Olympic Project for Human Rights.
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Answer: Yes , they were right . They did a right thing by raising internal matter of American society in international forum as it gain international attention and force the American government to remove racism from the country
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