Tommie Smith

three men stand on podiums, two with their fists in the air

Teammates from Harvard recall protest at 1968 Mexico City Olympics

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In 1968, Andrew Larkin and his Harvard teammates represented the United States at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. There, American runners John Carlos and Tommie Smith turned the world on its head by raising two fists in the air while the national anthem played.

According to history, world politics always on display during Olympics

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