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What happened in the 1968 olympics that relates to the black power movement

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Two athletes raise their fists on the Olympic podium.
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The protest
On the morning of October 16, 1968, US athlete Tommie Smith won the 200 meter race with a world-record time of 19.83 seconds. ... The two US athletes received their medals shoeless, but wearing black socks, to represent black poverty.
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