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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Hastings Pier, England at sunset by Peter Norman.

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The 1968 Olympics Black Power salute occurred during the medal ceremony for the men's 200-meter race, when American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists in a powerful protest against racial injustice. Standing shoeless with black socks to symbolize Black poverty, Smith and Carlos also wore black gloves, with Smith raising his right fist and Carlos his left. Australian silver medalist Peter Norman stood in solidarity by wearing a badge supporting human rights. The gesture, made during the U.S. national anthem, drew global attention but led to severe backlash, marking a defining moment in the intersection of sports and activism.

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iconic 1968 Summer Olympics moment with Tommie Smith (1st), Peter Norman (2nd), and John Carlos (3rd)

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“I had no regrets, I have no regrets, I will never have any regrets. We were there to stand up for human rights and to stand up for Black Americans.” - Tommie Smith

“We were trying to wake the country up and wake the world up too… How can you ask someone to live in the world and not have something to say about injustice?” - John Carlos

“Every man is born equal and should be treated as human. I won a silver medal. But really, I ended up running the fastest race of my life to become part of something that transcended the Games.” - Peter Norman

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Hanging in Richmond: Mural commemorating the 1968 Black Power Salute.

April 2022.

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Mexico City, October 16, 1968

🥈Peter Norman 🥇Tommie Smith 🥉John Carlos

The Third Man

“I'll stand with you.'"

—Peter Norman

"I saw love. Peter never flinched. He never turned his eyes, he never turned his head."

—John Carlos

Peter Norman. (1942-2006). Champion. Humanitarian. Ally.

Smith and Carlos were pallbearers at his funeral in Melbourne.

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Today, 9 October, is officially recognised as Peter Norman day in Victoria. Peter Norman was Australia’s finest 200m sprinter (he still holds the record) who was shunned after he participated in the iconic civil rights protest led by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. The gloves the two Americans are wearing are Norman’s. Norman is also wearing the same patch as Carlos and Smith, the logo of the Olympic Project for Human Rights.

Norman returned home to Australia a pariah, suffering unofficial sanction and ridicule as the Black Power salute’s forgotten man. He never ran in the Olympics again.