Tela by Jon Gahete

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Fact 1

jongahete — 2025-03-25 07:21:22 UTC

In the image we can see how John Carlos and Tommie Smith are raising their fist while Peter Norman is just standing there.

But actually Peter Norman was the one who let them his gloves so they could protest.

Picture:

jongahete — 2025-03-25 07:24:37 UTC

In the image we can see how John Carlos and Tommie Smith are raising their fist while Peter Norman is just standing there.

In the middle of the picture there is Tommie Smith, in the left we can see Peter Norman and in the right there is John Carlos.

Before the picture was taken, they might have been celebrating the podium and thinking about how to protest.

After the picture was taken, they might have been expelled from the stadium for protesting.

Fact 2

jongahete — 2025-03-25 07:28:52 UTC

The objective of the movement Black Power, created in the 60s, was to defense of the human rights of African Americans around the world.

Fact 3

jongahete — 2025-03-25 07:35:54 UTC

After the protest, Peter Norman suffered a lot both in his professional career and in his personal life, receiving unofficial sanctions and ridicule as the forgotten man with the Black Power salute. He never competed in the Olympics again.

Fact 4

jongahete — 2025-03-25 07:39:06 UTC

A boycott was originally planned: The OPHR (Olympic Project for Human Rights) wanted black athletes to be excluded from the Games as a protest, but in the end, some competed and sought other ways to demonstrate.