Ça s’est passé un 17 octobre - Le « Black Power » aux Jeux Olympiques de Mexico

The 1968 Mexico Olympics has gone down in history for the Black power salute given by African American sprinters, John Carlos and Tommie Smith, to bring attention to racial inequality in the United States

The 1968 Mexico Olympics has gone down in history for the Black power salute given by African American sprinters, John Carlos and Tommie Smith. Source: Bettmann Archive

Le 17 octobre 1968 les athlètes afro-amércains Tommie Smith et John Carlos - respectivement médaille d'or et médaille de bronze du 200m aux JO de Mexico - montaient sur le podium tête baissée, le bras levé, poing serré ganté de noir : un geste de protestation contre la ségrégation raciale aux Etats-Unis. Une image qui a fait le tour du monde.



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