Black athletes have been at the front of the civil rights struggle.

Jessie Owens become the 1st of any race to win 4 gold medals in track & field @ the 1936 Olympics hosted by Germany which was intended by Hitler to showcase the superiority of White athletes. #BlackHistoryMonth
Black athletes have been at the front of the civil rights struggle.

During the medal ceremony in the 1968 Mexico Olympics, Tommie Smith & John Carlos, raised a fist during the national anthem to bring attention to human rights.

Sound familiar? #TakeAKnee #BlackHistoryMonth
Here’s a more detailed story of Tommie Smith & John Carlos’ peaceful protest. Also how it relates to civil rights and more broadly, human rights. #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.history.com/news/1968-mexico-city-olympics-black-power-protest-backlash
How the Black Power Protest at the 1968 Olympics Killed Careers

When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Summer Games, Australian runner Peter Norman stood by them. It lost him his career.

https://www.history.com/news/1968-mexico-city-olympics-black-power-protest-backlash
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