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Interesting Story About the Tommie Smith/John Carlos Protest (1968 Olympics)

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  1. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    #1 bobrek, Oct 11, 2015
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    met Mr. Smith a few times in when he lived in Paris - his son Kevin was friend and classmate.

    at the time i didn't realise who he was & what he represented, i only knew that he and Kevin's mom would SMOKE all the participating parents at our school's annual Olympics.

    Kevin was no slouch either, he was placed in heats vs the high-schoolers while in 6th grade. Came in 2nd to my brother in most events.
     
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  3. JeffB

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    Thanks for sharing this.
     
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    I never knew any of this, especially that it had such repercussions for the guy back in Australia.

    The photo of the two Americans carrying his casket really gave me the feels, I'll admit it.
     
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    great read. Thanks for sharing

    rep
     
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    powerful image of John Carlos and Tommy Smith as pallbearers for Norman, years later

    [​IMG]
     
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    Repped.
     
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    Good Lord, I had no idea about this. Incredible. Thanks for sharing the article.
     
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    Even after all these years, it's like seeing that pic for the first time. I never knew that the little round white badge on the jackets had any significance.

    Found this:
    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qUrxBwa4Mfo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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    I'm not going to lie, that story brought a tear to my eye. And I'm sitting in a hotel lobby right now, so it's actually quite embarrassing. Thanks for posting this.
     
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    Great article. Thanks for posting. Must spread rep around before I can rep you again old man. ;)
     
    #11 Pipe, Oct 13, 2015
  12. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Getting older every minute. Thanks.
     
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