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John Carlos sits on the statue commemorating him, Tommie Smith and Peter Norman during the 1968 Summer Olympics. (David Betancourt/The Washington Post) ...

John Carlos, who took a stand against racism at the 1968 Olympics, watched the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday with a deep sense of pride. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️ ...

Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their black-gloved first on the Olympic stage and became part of an iconic image spoken of to this day. In 1968, the two Americans finished first and third ...

John Carlos raised his black-gloved fist at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, an act that has defined his life. Carlos, who has written an autobiography, will speak in Seattle on Thursday night.

Born June 5, 1945, John Carlos became part of one of the most iconic photos in sports or protest history, when he raised his fist at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

After the 200-meter dash, John Carlos and his teammate Tommie Smith, who won the bronze and gold medals, respectively, stood on the podium. Their heads were tilted downward and they were wearing ...

Happy birthday to Tommie Smith, who won the gold medal in the 220-meter dash at the 1968 Olympics but is best known, along with gold medalist John Carlos, for lifting in his arms in a defiant salut… ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — By the time they reached Mexico City in October 1968, Tommie Smith and John Carlos were representing a country being torn apart. The Vietnam War, the assassinations of Martin ...

Tommie Smith and John Carlos extend their fists during the playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner" after the 200-meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, Oct. 16, 1968.

American sprinter John Carlos shocked the world at the 1968 Olympics when he and countryman Tommie Smith stood on the podium and raised their black-gloved fists to the sky in protest.