The story behind this iconic Olympics protest
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- Tommie Smith and John Carlos’s 1968 US national anthem protest, explained.
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The image of sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising their fists during a medal ceremony at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City is an enduring image of silent protest. But the key to understanding it goes beyond the black-gloved fists. All three medal winners, including silver medalist Peter Norman of Australia, wore buttons that read “Olympic Project for Human Rights.” The Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR) was a coalition of prominent athletes formed in 1967 that threatened to boycott participating in the upcoming Olympic games, in order to draw attention to systemic racism in the United States. The group, led by professor Harry Edwards, ultimately voted to compete in the games and hold their demonstrations there, which led to the now-iconic display on the medal stand following the men’s 200-meter final. This act got Smith and Carlos kicked off the team, but left a lasting legacy on making political statements through sport.
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The Revolt of the Black Athlete, by Dr. Harry Edwards
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Nice!
I know this is very important to talk about but I also notice the lack of information about this year and its Olympic games, why am I saying this? because in that year there were also protests by Mexicans where the government tried to silence them by disappearing students and killing them so that they did not interfere in this great world event, 1968 was a horrible year and those Olympic games should never have been done since it served as smokescreen to the government to appease the student protests in Mexico, MexicanLivesMattersToo. I know that this is not the main topic of the video but it is very important to mention it, since this terrible tragedy is always minimized because of this other event that occurred at the same year. Just complementing the information.
You should also tell the story of silver medalist Australian. How was dropped from there team due to this.
In India we have this whole story with there statue picture in an university and we loved the dare they shown.
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This is kinda unrelated but please listen.
*_Nobody has made a video of the history of “All Lives Matter” yet. Please make it. Show people why it’s wrong to say it._*
His spouse left him because he stood up for what he believe in is so sad.
Let's not forget about the Australian guy who got silver! He was bullied for years by the Australian government in order to convince him to denounce the two African American athletes, but he never gave in
We need more people like him in this world
I remember finally the Australian government acknowledged him and his medal. CMIIW
We should learn this honorable Aussie's name. Anyone know?
Kudos to the australian
Didn’t he also give the two black athletes the gloves too?
The Black gloves was given to them by the white Australian athlete, Pete Norman who won the silver. Pete was never forgiven in Australia and paid dearly for it. Australia cancelled him.
Back before Australia was totally pozzed.
If only we didn't cancel people now for doing the right thing. Like Goya.
Australia has always had a racist history and will always follow suite with usa. It's like they can't think for themselves it's a shame really, becuase I find alot of Australians to be good honest folk, on the surface perhaps
And what’s your counter fact? Stop talking baselessly. You didn’t say anything but nonsense yourself. Empty talk
@@Ben-pd2bx While no he did not give them the gloves he suggested they should share a single pair. Seeing as how little he is ever talked about besides being "the white guy on the podium" it's understandable how people don't know it and continue to say he did.
Don't forget Muhammad Ali. He lost his title for racial equality. He didn't care for money.
"I fight for the not the title but for the prestige, so I can uplift my brothers and sisters."- Muhammed Ali
Of course he cared about the money.
His also admitted that Ali was ashamed of modern Democrats who claim to help African American
Lee Haiko I can understand why, they’re really no better than the republicans. Nobody is for us.
ItzJustLatim were just a political platform for them
@@leehaiko3999 And?!!
*Fun Fact* : Just days before the 1968 Olympics started, the Mexican government massacred hundreds of student protestors. To this day, the exact number of casualties and missing people is unknown. Despite the bloodshed, the games continued as if nothing happened. It’s so appalling to see how governments think they can get away with such injustices. As an American, I am proud to see how these exceptional athletes stood their ground and fought for what’s right
There is no fun in this fact.
The 68 movement is really important in Mexico it being remembered by the phrase "el 2 de octubre no se olvida" and being inmortalized with a lot of movies, and more, that kind of suppression continued in 1971 in "el halconazo" yep a lot of protestors being represed in Mexico City, all students and people who supported them
Not just students, but anybody who was in that place, " 2 de octubre no se persona ni se olvida", we have to always remember that, ALWAYS.
"think they can get away with it" but they did, if you talk about that massacre as a *FUN FACT* and not a known fact, that means they got away with it
Not really fun but it is a fact
People getting mad at THE most peaceful and civil kind of protest is nothing new
Ik right, this is ironic because this is the type if protest we want to see, not looting and vandalism :)
@@eliasaandal8190 not all of the protesters are looters.
Elias Aandal remember that a lot of the violence in recent US protests were started by police
Its a shame we don't see that anymore, it seems to be riots based on lies now.
@@dainty3614 no but all looters are also "peaceful protesters"
Funny how a raised fist can mean protest somewhere and victory somewhere else
Or how kneeling during the anthem can be an expected sign of respect in some places and a protest in others
@@justin.booth.
Or that protest and respect are seen as mutually exclusive.
Ya it’s interesting how gestures can mean such different things in different places. I don’t remember what country it is but for that country nodding your head up and down means no and moving your head side to side means yes
Like OK sign or thumb up!
@The Adventure Gamer False. Try again.
I'm from India . I remember seeing this iconic picture in my history textbook back in school . Me and my classmates were all annoyed reading on to realise that the three of them faced trouble for this peaceful act of protest.
It made me realise that the US wasn't as progressive as it claimed to be.
Me 2.... Even i felt so irritated
We still aren't 😭 Honestly even our "liberal" party is more conservative than any european liberal party.
You're talking about ncert? Which class? I don't remember this picture. Hence asking.
I remember this too 🙂
It’s not even in US history books
The Australian is a true ally he was ostracized by the entire nation for supporting
The term that is being used is co-conspirator as ally often time are passively there but they do not strategic actions. He on the other hand had a hand in it just the the founder of BLM. We need more co-conspirators who are active than an “ally” who is present but not active when called upon for action.
@@prestonmatthews725 Dr King told us (whites) that we needed to be pro-active, that it's not good enough to just "stand by" as an ally would, and offer our support in that way...I've known since the sixth grade that we have to step up and speak out whenever those ***holes are verbally OR physically attacking minorities of ANY kind...I've gotten into a lot of hassle thru the years since because I've tried to do what Dr King asked of me back then...My easiest way to cope with the hassle is to live sort of like a hermit...Best for younger people to step up to the Right wing bullies that have come out of the woodwork since Trump arrived on the scene...Sure, they've been around forever, but Ronnie Raygun brought them out of the closet and labelled them "Patriots", The Trumpists are merely using the formula that works: "Law and Order " President.....That is laughable when you consider how Trump treats the Law and Lawmakers....I'm off the rails, now, but I agree that I HAVE been a co-conspirator, and we need more to step up...
@@grantkruse1812 thank you so much for your support. We apprecilove it and it’s truly heartfelt. What gets me are the myopic ones whom uses cognitive dissonance as a coping mechanisms to deflect and negate the issue. All in all. Just want to say that your efforts were/are not in vain. Power to you fam!
@@grantkruse1812 thank you, your words are greatly cherished.
They both came as pallbearers for the Australian man's funeral.
Hope they played the Astronomia song.
That's heartwarming to hear.
this made me cry. id never heard that part.
Omg someone just started cutting onions. I love that
His name?
The white man in the photo suffered a lot after returning to Australia, because he wore the badge, and because he gave them the gloves.
He also said that he didnt raise his fist because it wasnt about him. He shoudnt have been attacked the way he was. He didnt deserve that. To this day people call him a racist too because he didnt raise his fist. He was not. He deserved better.
Yeah he basically ended his athletic career by wearing the badge and got banned from competition
Yep, he got ostracized by his own country
And he still can’t have anything to do with the Australian Olympic team.
What was his name? Injustice to anyone is terrible.
1947: "You have a black baseballer, how can you complain about institutional racism?"
Today: "You've had a black president, how can you complain about institutional racism?"
Well can you prove that things happening are racially motivated?
@naima samale racism, hate, selfish, etc will never go away only decrease and racism has decreased a lot
@Gerren Glenn Please explain and prove your point
@Gerren Glenn yea sure
@Gerren Glenn ...so you disagree with racism has decreased? Yet can't explain or give proof to help ur claim?
My professor once told us in class " The Civil Rights Movement never ended, it emerges everytime in a new form against newer forms of the same old oppression".... that was two years back. She was right, more power to all my African-American friends from across the seas, God bless ❤️ And to all who stand against oppression, Thank you!
@Don Quixote the spirit of the civil rights movement was not just about equal rights but being seen as an equal when the only difference is the skin color. We know that some of these injustices still persist. Just Google about that time a financial loan company developed a machine learning model that had negative impacts on people for simply being to brown…
@dwh true, blacks themselves want to create a separate identity.
props to the Australian athlete for participating in the protest
he gave them the gloves and they were all freinds till his death. he dint raise his hands becouse he didnt see it as his struggle and wanted all attention on them.
No thanks for being a decent person.
@Sohrab The Socialist name?
@@spacelemming4493 No he didn't give them gloves. One of the two black athletes forgot their pair and the Aussie told them to share the pair.
This story isn’t about him, too bad
"He is a human being before he is an athlete." ✊✊✊
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They label ''politics'' to every problem they don't wanna solve or wanna ignore. They make politics looks like a scary thing. In fact, politics is important to everybody.
this shouldn’t even be considered politics. it’s human rights. nobody’s life should be considered a political issue
Today, efforts to put institutional racism from the missing parts of U.S. history education including the 1619 Project will almost certainly be discouraged and challenged for being "political". Tom Cotton said schools would lose federal funding if the oppression and suffering of millions of innocent men, women and children was given the analysis it properly deserved.
So you couldn't be more right.
Boomers: “This generation is a bunch of snowflakes”
What boomers freak out over:
Lol
two men could just hold hands and they would freak out, so are we really the snowflakes her? HAHHAA
We all are. The end
@@bensophin I mean y’all freak out when someone calls a man who thinks that he’s a woman a man, so you can’t really talk
@@EragonShadeslayer becaus if that’s who she believes she is it literally cost nothing to respect that
it’s funny how history keeps on repeating itself and we just forget it all
Because lack of education and real changes and real consequences.
Next thing you'll be saying is that there was a world war 1!
"Those who don't remember the history will be doomed to repeat it"
@Bluest Red, Greenest Black. fun·ny
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@@sabinagrisi9726 Who are you ? Athena ?
And we are proud to learn about your history and legacy, Tommie.
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How far we've, uh, _not_ come...
Ross Carlson just because racism is still apparent does not make it compare to the 50s through 60s.
Glad to have gone to the same high school as him. We've got a life size statue next to our little track and everything. Really the only thing of note about us.
Anonymous overexaggerated? i’m assuming you aren’t black but think you understand the black experience in america
My history teacher from 8th grade met the guy that got 3rd place.
He had a poster of that picture in his room for years and always looked up to those men. Every time he was feeling down, he would admire that picture and it would change his mindset to become better. He’s been my favorite teacher I’ve had so far.
He said it was one of the best moments of his life, meeting him. Other than having his kids.
Bless that Australian dude🙏wherever he’s at, I hope that he know he done the right thing even being judged by his own country for years.
He passed away in 2006. The two men he was with on the podium were pallbearers at his funeral.
The more I learn about USA's history, the more it's obvious that all those "non-violent protests that ended segregation" would be mocked and despised by today's conservatives who try to invoke them when complaining about BLM and other movements.
They weren’t mocked in that era. They were hosed and beaten and harassed and bullied by the public and government. Even by the FBI. They literally killed Malcolm X and Dr. King.
"invoke them"? not sure you used the right word there .. "complaining about BLM" ? BLM has dove of the peaceful cliff into something much different . BLM is vacant & silent about the murders by BLM - including black children - as a result of their mob tactics and ridiculous demands , to include fault of the weak governors and city officials bowing to the mobs demands . this is not a "conservative's view , it's facts .
Conservatives are a cancer to any form of social progress. All they want is to preserve oppression under the guise of "Christian values"
@@TheRockerX Republicans were the North in the civil war which was all about ending slavery. Republicans have done a lot to stop oppression. Anyways, the problem with American government system is that there are two parties, so you get all the extremes of either side also sided with them. Racists you have in both parties.
fok he said “conservatives”, not “Republican” that’s a very clear distinction. And you’d learn that in any basic comparative politics class. Conservatives want to conserve the way things are, they will typically push back against progress because they like the way things are. Modern Republicans are conservative. Lincoln was not a conservative he was a liberal who supported the federal government and advocated for social progress. The Democratic Party during the civil war and well into the 60s was a much more conservative party, specifically southern Democrats aka the “Dixiecrats”. Please take a few poli sci and American history courses, they’ll be very eye opening for you. But you’re right about the two party system destroying America, because that’s what both parties want, it suits their interests.
I think it still surprises me how whether peaceful or violent, whether many or just two people - the backlash remains
The point obviously is that any form of protest aimed at ending inequality are prohibited while only staged ones that benefit the capitalist class are allowed.
Excuse to be racist
The backlash remains because the black Panthers were a black supremacist group.
@@leehaiko3999 what about the knee in nfl? come, give your excuse
I find it quite funny that the white dude on the podium faced the most backlash of this protest...
"Sociologists, educator and former star athlete"
That's the coolest title someone can have
Exactly
"I don't want politics in my games"
how history repeats itself, time and time again
yeah
I've never heard of this before, as I'm neither old enough, or American, but thank you for the piece, Vox, truly an outstanding moment
Same
I’m an Indian and I imagine we read about this in 9th or 10th standard.
@@basicbot7349 Yes, we did have it in our curriculum
@@basicbot7349 yes in 10th std
Yeah, knew about it from our school curriculum.
It’s such a disappointment that even after so many years, the problem still exists
To those unaffected and indifferent to U.S. citizens killed by law enforcement, it's either not a problem or a minor problem. To those affected, it's a catastrophe.
In the words of Dr. Cornell West, "America doesn't have a race problem. Problems are easily solved. America has a race catastrophe that was visted on Black and Red people. When you reduce the catastrophic to the problematic, you have sanitized the issue".
When you have sanitized the issue, you have minimized the terror into a minor inconvenience, thereby making it easy to deny.
A civil and just society can't operate on denial, minimization, or to blame those with the least amount of power.
segragation, racism is a human nature. We tend to differentiate which are not alike of ours. No matter how many laws and regulation pass for this to cease, it will come back to us. Chaos is part of human civilization
It will always exist to some extent, but the lack of progress is appalling
The problem does not exist. Every black man has the same opportunity as every white man. However, rich people tend to have more opportunity than poor people, and white people tend to be richer than black people.
@James Bond Not racist, but there are tendencies among races. I guess it's a battle between the rich and poor, regardless of race.
“Nothing hurts a good soul and a kind heart more than to live amongst people who cannot understand it”
- Ali ibn Abitalib
This was awesome.
Made my day.
I'm glad to see you here
This was such an important moment. May their bravery and strength never be forgotten.
It's awesome seeing you here blackscape
I’m glad we’re all learning more, it’s refreshing.
Unexpected
I’m from Mexico City and I remember this picture very well growing up. We had a very difficult situation during those Olympics cause months prior to the games the government decided to shoot and incarcerate a lot of students in a public meeting. During the game’s opening ceremony activists that infiltrated the committee released a flock of black pigeons among the white doves flying in the Olympic stadium. Those Olympics are pretty much cursed in Mexico.
2 de octubre no se olvida
2 de octubre no se olvida.
Tlatelolco, Aguas Blancas, Acteal, Atenco, Nochixtlán, Iguala y Ayotzinapa no se olvidan.
2 de Octubre no se olvida
Estaba esperando que alguien lo mencionara
Respect to that Australian guy tho he didn’t need to do that but he risked his position on the team to show solidarity
And was never allowed to compete again
does anyone know his name though?? everyone keeps saying respect him, remember him, but never mention his name
I think he sacrificed his position he was fired too I believe.
nancy his name was Pete Norman. I believe they said his name in the video though.
Nowadays others risk their livelihoods as well. Like the CEO of Goya and Masvidal.
“The myth of racial progress began to dissolve” that resonates
sadly, these words would still apply in 100 years
Not a myth.
Whenever anything gets better something else gets much worse.
I think I get what they meant, but the wording was a complete lie. Being black in the 40s came with FAR more discrimination that that of the 70s. To say no progress has happened was beyond idiotic.
48 hours to leave mexico.
Sounds really scary.
Great premise for a movie
"We'll let you know about the future of your olympic team when we deem it proper, and when we feel that you can handle that kind of information. Right now we just don't think that you're ready." looooooooool the birth of shade
I'm reminded of the "every time you ask we wait another day" type responses, too... :D
The Jesse Owens: “Hitler didn’t snub me-it was [Roosevelt] who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send me a telegram.”
Nick’s in denial
@@lems6703 Yes, its word for word but its in the completely wrong context. Context matters. Before reading Nick’s comment, i thought Roosevelt was more racist than Adolf Hitler. But with the context Nick’s comment provided, i understood what really happened. Nicks comment is not only valid but crucial to the original comment.
@@thmadeym4556 okay, thanks for the info
@Nick Persopolis Would you please give some source for that?
Hitler snubbed him too.
While this was before my time i STILL get chills when i see footage of this. To know many of the things my grandparents marched for are the same things i am marching for is unbelievable..
Being quite was never the solution
Anti racism is the real solution.
When all humans are treated by the content of there character that's when humanity moves forward.
I agree and stand up when I see discrimination against all humans by other humans (who forget or never learned we are all humans) .
Change "quite" to"quiet"
raising tide lifts all boats
I think a dictionary might be the real solution here.
@The Adventure Gamer woah
Never forget, we are all equal inside so why discriminate on the basis of outside. Be Human is all that is required!
Congratulations for ending racism, give yourself a pat on the back
Racism is no more
the CEO of racism is quaking
c’mon guys. seriously?
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!!!!! 41%
"they don't protest peacefully and they loot stuff and target people"
Also the same person when they see a fist up: NOPE
I find it hilarious that so many people believe that systemic racial inequality doesn't exist when there are still people alive from when racial segregation was legal.
"Human being before athletes"
still applies
"It's hard to say you're the supreme race, when these guys are just dunkin on you. " 😂 -Andrew Schultz
Which video is this from?
@@jemmaleda2426 just search it up with the name bro
@@nicechoicee you right but who wants to type all that 😵😵
@@jemmaleda2426 lol for real
Actually Bill Burr said it before Andrew, when he made a joke about Hitler.
I am so glad that these three athletes are being remembered for their outstanding dedication and bravery. They stood up for what they believed in even when it cost them everything they had worked so hard for. Thank you for sharing this! 🙌🙌🙌
My history teacher always tells us that history class was meant to teach us not to commit the same mistake yet history keeps repeating itself 😩
Yeah it’s repeating it self but the other way around now in 2021 whites are being oppressed
@@fgftgtg374 nice joke
That's because the winners write the history books. Don't make them true. Go's for all Country's.
We are taught about this in our school In 10th class (india)
@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw cbse history class
Exactly we were taught this . Unfortunately the new syllabus has erased it
Yeah a whole section of the first part of the chapter was dedicated to this story.
Yo true
@@dishita2012 isnt it strange how Indian education teaches so much about world history whereas western education tend to teach mostly white history and European history mostly.
I remember that this was in my class 10 or 9 CBSE curriculum in India.
And yet, I can guarantee, no public or religious school here in the US has it in their curriculum.
Laksh Gambhir, I think the government has removed those topics, from yesterday onwards!!
Which board did you study from?
@@pranayr9284 But isn't that temporary, just for the 2020-2021 session?
Yeah same. The case of the Australian was elaborated as well
There is a statue of this amazing moment and the Aussie dude said to leave him out so other people could stand there.
I'm Indian and I remember learning about this in 9th grade civics. I didn't fully understand the importance of the symbol and resistance then. The lack of revolutionary music didn't help either
10th*
Me too
You don't need music to send a powerful message
I remember it too!
It seems like there are a lot of Indians sympathizing with black issues. Maybe thanks to Kamala Harris.
also don’t forget the aussie guy who stood with them! he was bullied for years for doing what he did
also don't forget the aussie guy who stood with them! he was bullied for years for doing what he did
Noname what
also don't forget the aussie guy who stood with them! he was bullied for years for doing what he did
@@bawicz0 also don’t forget the aussie guy who stood with them! he was bullied for years for what he did
When they put their fists up I got chills and all my hairs stood on end
Same.
Dramatic much
@@justinp7497 Ok, robot.
“We were just human beings who saw a need to bring attention to the inequality in our nation”
-Tommie Smith
There is a mural of this moment near my house, and I never knew what it was about, until now- thank you!
A lot of things happened in the mexico city Olympics of '68. Not just for America but for the world. The IOC withdrew the invitation to participate from south Africa, Mexican students rioting were killed, the first time a woman lit the Olympic flame.
It really is one for the history books, that one
Inspiring ♥️ We learnt about them in our school Books here in India. Love, Support and Peace to all my fellow Humans
Only in CBSE tho. Besides, that chapter has been omitted from the syllabus for board exam. That's actually sad.
@@alwins well I mean, 30% of the entire syllabus was cut. This just happens to be part of it
@@NG-nf2mz and they're gonna cut even more this year...
India talks about equality struggles in the US but not about the 70s caste protests in South India. South Indian history is always invisible to CBSE.
@@hvelavan1 my dear friend since you mentioned about South India, have you ever heard about problems faced in the Northeast India. We are being Called Chinese by our Fellow Indians. At South India is the new Economic Hub of India. There is nothing as such in Northeast India. We were, are always being tried to be dominated. Our people get beaten up to death in all parts of India, including South India.
52 years later and we still haven't made enough of a difference.
thank you for educating me more than school did, Vox.
How far we, uh, haven't come....
We’ve moved a few inches, we have miles to go.
We have mad strides racism is basically over in the USA there’s always going to be some racist people just like there will always be jerks we are taught in school not to do either but sometimes a persons situation decides there reaction. Let’s get real here the police who nursed George Floyd should be apprehended but also remember that George was commuting a crime, racism hasn’t gotten worse it’s just more documented.
@@carterandrews4369 weve made loads of strides in public displays of racism but in terms of systematic racism its still set against us nothing about the system has changed and were still getting played left and right by all sides like race baiting media and political parties using our strife against us.
@@ayoayo1044 May I have one example of systematic racism then please?
Josef Stalin Literally search it up, you see it everywhere.
This is arguably one of the most Iconic photos ever taken
I would argue tank man but ok...
@@ZaxorVonSkyler "one of the most"
It's worth mentioning the story of silver medalist is equally incredible.
i find it surprising how Mexico City was also living a civic right movement at that same time
A video like this was important at a time like this. Thank you for releasing this.
I hope social science teachers teach this way so students can understand
- Me who has suffered the same
Nope they will not
all text books are fabricated by the. Government
@@Le_Blnk____ I was taught this incident in School! In India It was in a NCERT book
10th class ncert book.
@@KamaldeepSingh7 :3 I was talking about the dark side of the history of our respective country...
So incredible
I know right it's pretty cool
And btw hello again
Rick roll
Why are you everywhere and people give you like for no brilliant comment?answer me I am confused
I was waiting for your comment
Bro you are everywhere
Lol in the thumbnail i thought they were pointing out that he wasnt standing in the centre of the podium
We owe a great deal to these men, who went against the establishment, who used the highest point of their sporting careers to help their less fortunate brothers and sisters! Good on them!
even i'm in the middle of something, i will drop everything just to watch Vox Darkroom. It don't deserve the 'watch it later' button.
I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Smith while I was in college truly humble and wise man
This is the most valued channel for me on every social media platform.
And the sad thing is it still hasn’t been even remotely fixed.
It has been fixed in many regards. These days, the pendulum has swung way too much to the other side, where bad behavior, crime and discriminatory affirmative action policies are swept under the rug by BLM, every progressive corporation and the naive public.
It has improved alot. This is not a big problem anymore. Police brutality is such a minor problem compared to other way bigger problems such as the amount of overweight people in america, the education system and infrastructure.
@@benjaminkorento3544 Or compared with a certain group of people shooting people from this certain group of people. The police stands for what, 0,00001% of deaths. And those deaths tends to be warranted.
Man it's really sad that somebody can't make a statement to the likes of "oh boy things sure are still bad today" about racism and there will be at least one person snarkily commenting "uhhhmmmm acchhually"
@@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 how's it feel to be on the bad side of history
Thank you for this, Vox. People tend to underestimate so much the power of photography, these videos make justice to its craft. Keep on going!
This year's Olympic reminds me to this historical moment. I've seen this video before and today I am watching this again. Still gives me goosebumps. Kudos to OPHR members!
The Aussie guy who won silver looks a lot like Joel Edgerton, the Aussie actor who played Owen Lars (Luke's uncle/foster parent) in the Star Wars prequels.
I was just telling my father about this, he didnt know the whole the story
I had the great honor and pleasure of meeting Mr Tommie Smith at SDSU back in 2010 when I was just a 15 year old sophomore. I was lucky enough to speak to him and ask him questions. I asked him “was it worth it? Was he scared for his life? Did he know what he was doing ? And did he know what effect it would have on the world?” He answered them all and took a picture with me. One of the greatest moments in my life.
Thank you so much for making this video.
Very good video! I've been meaning to do research on this event in history, so thank you for making this!
What an amazingly produced, well researched video!
Real power move, the people who are against current athletes kneeling today would also be against these athletes as well.
It's sad how many times we have to do this just to get the same message across. Respect to the Aussie as well.
There’s always something in my heart that moves me whenever I see the fist go up. 🖤
Just here to recommend the The Bob Emergency series by Jon Bois, in where he covers the follow up protest by Bob Beamon.
Yesterday only I read about this in class 10th NCERT political science book and now it's in recommendation. What kind of sorcery is this ?🤯🤯
Indian Textbooks have these in our Class 9th History Books
10 days before the olympics started in Mexico City it happened the Tlatelolco Massacre where the Mexican armed forces killed a lot of young students and unarmed people because they were protesting
What a legacy they left behind
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I learned this in my school really inspired
This is SO important! Thank you for sharing this.
please let's not forget that just a week prior to this event, An students massacre happened in Tlatelolco, Mexico and no one said anything.
Yes! Another awesome "never gets old" Vox's video
Truly an inspiring event. Glad we got to learn about it in high school History class in India.
This incident is mentioned in detail in political science books class 10 students of India.
Proud that both of them were alums of San Jose State, They have a monument in the school where it is a practice to join them in their iconic pose.
Never been this early. I hope you’re all doing well
thanks
History will always repeat itself. The conversations we are having now, have been had By our parents, their parents and theirs.
Vox... You guys are soo soo very amazing at making videos that feel soo intimate and real.. there are so many videos you've put out that make me cry..
We Indians have this in our history book
Yeah,,, that's why I searched this
Same people who would criticize protest today would protest these exactly the same it’s sad that there’s still hasn’t been that much change
Sometimes it takes lots of sacrifice to do the right thing, proud of all three men on the podium 👍
Would be nice you make a video of the historical events that take place in Mexico. The student movement in 68
Thank you for making this!!!