What panelty did peter Mormon get for supporting the new two Afro-American athelites.
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John Carlos, Tommie Smith and Peter Norman were all athletes..
John Carlos and Tommie Smith were the bronze and gold medals of the Mexico Olympics.
They were to receive their medals wearing black socks and no shoes to represent black poverty.
They raised their hand with clenched fists to represent black power to bring awareness about racial discrimination in the US.
Peter Norman, the silver medalist of Australia wore a human rights to show his support for the other two athletes.
The Board saw it as wrong and took away his medal. He was not allowed to join the Australian team for the next Olympics.
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