Why Tommie Smith and john carlos received thier medals wearing black socks and no shoes
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Tommie Smith and John Carlos in the Mexico olympics wanted to shows black power. As they both were Afro-American which were highly discriminated in America at that time. Their medals were taken back by raising up political issue in an international level and were not taken back in their in the next olympics.
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Explanation:they dido in order to symbolize black poverty
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