Question

what action was taken against the athletes who raised the civil rights issue at Mexico Olympics?

Answer 1

The 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute was a political demonstration conducted by African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their medal ceremony on October 16, 1968, at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City. ... Each athlete raised a black-gloved fist, and kept them raised until the anthem