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Alumni Tommie Smith and John Carlos to Receive the SJSU Tower Award | Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change
![FILe - In this Oct. 16, 1968, file photo, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos stare downward while extending gloved hands skyward during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner FILe - In this Oct. 16, 1968, file photo, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos stare downward while extending gloved hands skyward during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MXTWHK/file-in-this-oct-16-1968-file-photo-us-athletes-tommie-smith-center-and-john-carlos-stare-downward-while-extending-gloved-hands-skyward-during-the-playing-of-the-star-spangled-banner-after-smith-received-the-gold-and-carlos-the-bronze-for-the-200-meter-run-at-the-summer-olympic-games-in-mexico-city-australian-silver-medalist-peter-norman-is-at-left-smith-and-carlos-the-american-sprinters-whose-raised-fist-salutes-at-the-1968-olympics-are-an-ageless-sign-of-race-inspired-protest-will-join-the-us-olympic-team-at-the-white-house-next-week-for-its-meeting-with-president-barack-obam-2MXTWHK.jpg)
FILe - In this Oct. 16, 1968, file photo, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos stare downward while extending gloved hands skyward during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner
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Victory Stand: Alumnus Activist, Educator, and Olympian Tommie Smith Receives Award at Goddard - Goddard College
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The Timeless Appeal of Tommie Smith, Who Knew a Podium Could Be a Site of Protest - The New York Times
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Racist letters about John Carlos and Tommie Smith sound like they were written about Colin Kaepernick.
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American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos protesting racial inequity with raised fists during national anthem at Olympics, Mexico City] | International Center of Photography
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Alumni Tommie Smith and John Carlos Inducted into U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hall of Fame | SJSU NewsCenter
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