In this Oct. 16, 1968 file photo, United States athletes Tommie Smith, top center, and John Carlos, top right, extend their gloved fists skyward during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" after ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Many of the same conversations about race in America that are happening now were also happening in 1968. On April 4 of that year, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.

In the 1968 Summer Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos had just won the gold and bronze medals, respectively, for their record-breaking runs in the 200-meter race when they raised their ...

This week marks 54 years since one of the most powerful and enduring protests in Olympic and civil rights history. Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood silently on the 1968 Olympic podium with their ...

American track and field athletes Tommie Smith (C) and John Carlos (R), first and third place winners in the 200 meter race, protest with the Black Power salute as they stand on the winner’s podium at ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- San Jose State University is one-step closer to building their new Track and Field Facility and Speed City legacy center honoring civil rights icons Tommie Smith and John ...

*A half a century after the US Olympic Committee (USOC) expelled Tommie Smith and John Carlos over their Black Power salute, the organization has announced the two sprinters will FINALLY be inducted ...

BERKELEY, Calif. - When a half-dozen Cal Bears softball players decided to take a knee during the national anthem before a game in Louisiana earlier this month, they knew they were modeling what ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The world of sports produces unbridled passion. We see that every Super Bowl, when hundreds of millions gather to experience this grand event. In sports, so many regard the field ...

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EUGENE, Ore. — The first world track and field championships held in the United States paused Thursday night to honor Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the men who protested on the medal podium at the ...