One of the most enduring images of athletes making a sociopolitical statement has to be gold and bronze medal winners Tommie Smith and John Carlos throwing up their fists in the Black Power salute ...

Kersee, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos visited the Pettit Center in Milwaukee. The Pettit Center is synonymous with winter ...

The LA84 Foundation decided to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Olympics, which was held in Mexico City, through an art gallery. They received artifacts in bulk from the Helms Athletic ...

OPINION: The picture (and actions) demonstrating the activism of the track stars at the 1968 Olympics cost them everything and gave me purpose that motivates me as Black History Month comes to an end.

Kaepernick is protesting the same issues as two Olympians did 50 years ago. It was a moment in time that, even if you haven’t heard the story, you’ve probably seen the images. The date was Oct. 16, ...

In the 1968 Summer Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos had just won the gold and bronze medals, respectively, for their record-breaking runs in the 200-meter race when they raised their ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. More than a half-century after the U.S. Olympic Committee expelled two Bay Area ...

Dick Fosbury's high jump gold medal from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics — which he won with the revolutionary Fosbury Flop — sold at auction for $158,600. The medal was one of a few Fosbury items ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. 1968 Summer Olympics souvenir flag is ...