Black Power Salute Rocks 1968 Olympics - ABC News - October 17, 1968

Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise black glove fists for human rights after winning gold & bronze medals in the 200m sprint. Hours later, Smith explains the motivation and symbolism of their act to Howard Cosell. The same day as this broadcast, both athletes were promptly expelled from the Mexico City Olympics. Watch Cosell’s scathing rebuke of the cowardly US Olympic Committee here: Today the National Museum of African-American History and Culture proudly displays a statue honouring Smith and Carlos based on one of the most powerful images of the twentieth century. (Apologies for the poor sound quality early in this news clip).