Tommie Smith & John Carlos to be inducted into hall of fame
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- U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame has inducted American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, 51 years after they raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. CBS news special correspondent James Brown joined CBSN to reflect on the iconic moment.
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It's taken so long for society to acknowledge these men.
Well look what they did as well to Colin K
I was a young woman back then ..cheering then cheering now as an old lady
As we used to say back in the day
Right on
@get lost who you calling kiddo ..
Why don't you live up to your name.
If I wanted your opinion..id ask for it.
@Adam don't bother.
He's one of those no content trolls
Blessed u
@@mgmassey174
Despicable that same is occurring today. Shows how deep those racist tentacles go
@@Cc-qi1ou oh I know..when I was young..i.assumed it would be gone by now..
I was a bloody fool..
Just heard Dr Cornell West give a brilliant sermon.on the Socratic and Prophetic traditions..in Montana..on NPR..
If I could remember the name of show..NPR of course.
What frightens me is the rumblings of out and out
purposefully violent acts
some want to direct at my brothers and sisters of various shades of chocolate..
I'm sure we First Nations and others..all good people..gonna be in for worse days...
The net has been used like a lever...
Well
Winds howling in Appalachia..im off to sleep.
Praying for peace.
Thanks for the concurrence
And conversation
I remember when I was a 7 years old kid watching this with my father. He just said: "About time. This has to be done". I'll will never forget that. A powerful lesson for life.
I well remember it too. So much pride in them, it was such a heroic, and yes, patriotic stand. Colin Kapernick ( spelling). And all who, even now, have been villified for taking a knee. In my eyes, in 1968, John Carlos and Tommie Smith demonstrated what we,as a country should always strive to be. Are we even halfway there yet?.Will we ever get to where Dr. King wanted for us?. The oh, so right belief that Character is way more important then color. I have 3 Biracial grandsons. Certainly their lives are far better then they would have been in 1968, but we have along way to go.
Wow 🎯
Good, Colin Kapernick hopefully won’t have to wait 50 yrs for his respect too
UniquelyMade 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾i really hope so 🙏🏾
Absolute king, he is
Like Carlos & Smith, Ali, Jabbar, Flood, Jim Brown, and others, Kapernick immediately received love and respect from the people they set out to help. None of us need any respect from those who would challenge or deny our mission.
I think they should be honorary members of our next Olympic team.
THIS is what we need more of. Excellent. 👍
Emperor Charlemagne
Being white..., I can literally only imagine..., but! I’m toooo damm terrified to imagine too much.., to have be real...!, What I know of what did happen turns me guts.... to see an image of a town with their children.., gather and having picnic below the hanging bodies of an old man and woman....., fn glad I’m not American... eh!
You wonder why schools don’t teach this lessons in history
Never forget the contribution of Peter Norman who wore the human rights badge in support of the cause.
The same people who hate Kap today are the same group of people that hated Smith and Carlos. History always ends up on the right side. That's why I kneel with Kap and support BLM.
So proud of them to take a stance! Thank you for your bravery. I am also glad that you get your time in the sun. I remember watching you on Tv, and have been an admirer. You made an impression on a young mind.
To see the Original picture of these Fine Young Gentlemen with the Fist in the Air Bring so many Tears, Strength, Dignity, and Pride To the minds of the American People Everywhere....
Power to the people.
Past due
And everyone forgot the third person on the podium the Australian athelete Peter Norman who stood for protest.
No. He's not forgotten. The gloves were his. He was in on the protest. Shouts out to Peter Norman.
I have nothing but reverence for these men. And it's shameful that it took 51 very long years to correct their legacy.
It took almost as long a as it took for Navajo code talkers to be recognized after the US war with Japan
@@jaime-xs9vb Absolutely shameful!
About time. And timely.
51 years later!
Sounds familiar Kap
How about Peter Norman?
He died
I'm Indian and I truly support Smith and Carlos
Don't forget Peter Norman
I remember this very well.I was 9yrs old Good for them .Don't backed down.
[applause]
Heroes
Finally
Nothing against the Nationals, but this post should've ended with the Smith & Carlos story.
Agree however would of been nice to give a mention to the other guy on podium peter norman. He was persecuted everyday for taking a stand with smith n carlos. Imagine being Australias fastest ever sprinter and not being invited to Sydney Olympics. Yet smith n carlos made sure that team usa invited him.
"2 courageous young men" ahem! What about Peter Noraman!?
He suffered too in his country. Helped them in the protest. Those gloves were his. He suffered loss as well. That's what a person gets for helping stand up against racism.
@@hammerhead5234 Yeah the Australian government ostracized him, didn't even include him when they hosted the Olympics in 2000. He died in 2006, then in 2012 the government finally issued an apology.
Considering how he was treated in Australia shows how racist his cou try was as well.
About USA, all nations need to change, heal & grow up
Happened in 1969 and in 2016 people could still not protest peacefully. Sad.
Ma prof ma mis sa comme devoirs
Justice for Kapernick ?
c'est rien c'est l'anglais
Also.... Lets interview the WHITE man Beside them LOL
He's dead
Courage??? No
Yes watch it again