By Angela Wyatt Braden
Olympian John Carlos, who grabbed
international headlines in 1968 when he held up his fist as an act of
protest while standing on the medal platform at the Summer Olympics in
Mexico, offers his praise of San Francisco 49ers football star, Colin
Kaepernick. He said the young, professional athlete is using his
platform to bring awareness to a social issue that should not be ignored
by the American public.
In 1968, John Carlos and Tommy Smith,
forever etched their names and images in international sports history
when they decided to raise a clinched fist on the medal stand at the
Summer Olympics. The two men stated they raised their fists as an act
of fierce protest against racial injustice and discrimination that
African Americans were experiencing in the United States. The two men
were suspended and faced harsh criticism when they returned from Mexico
back to the United States.
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Source: Your Black World News
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