Question

In mexico olympics, john carlos received the winner medal without wearing shoes what does this signify?

Answer 1

This signifies that Blacks in America were very poor and they were facing discrimination. They didn't have enough money to buy shoes.

Answer 2

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In Mexico Olympics, John Carlos received the winner medal without wearing shoes in order to signify the poverty in which the African Americans were living in the United States.

They wanted to show that despite being victim to inequality and coming from an underprivileged background, they won at the Mexico Olympics.