Olympic Athletes Who Took a Stand
Smith (center) and Carlos (right) raised their arms and Norman wore a badge on his chest in support. (John Dominis/ Time Life Pictures/ Getty Images) https://archive.ph/20131113151109/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/indelible-olympics-200808.html#selection-349.1-893.10 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/articles/olympic-athletes-who-took-a-stand-593920/ For 40 years, Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos have lived with the consequences of their fateful protest By David Davis Smithsonian magazine, August 2008, Subscribe Photo Gallery (1/4) Explore more photos from the story Related Books Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith by Tommie Smith Temple University Press, 2008 Why: The Biography of John Carlos by C.D. Jackson Jr. Milligan Books, 2000 More from Smithsonian.com It's in the Bag Day of the Iguanas When the medals were awarded for the men's 200-meter sprint at the 1968 Olympic Games, Life magazine photographer John Dominis was only about 20 feet away