How Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics shook the world"

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  1. 4. Location of the 1968 Summer Olympics
  2. 5. Smith's Black Power salute was a defiant statement against the _____ of black people in the United States
  3. 7. In 2008, Smith & Carlos were honoured with the _____ Courage Award, which is presented annually to individuals whose contributions "transcend sports"
  4. 10. Smith & Carlos were subjected to _____ after their protests
  5. 11. US President who recognized Smith & Carlos's contributions
  6. 13. John Carlos wore this to symbolize the lynchings of African Americans
  7. 15. "The only regret was that it had to be done" – _____ in 2012
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  1. 1. 1968 was a year of political & social turmoil: In April, _____ had been murdered by a white gunman in Memphis
  2. 2. By 1972, instead of preparing for the Munich Olympics, Tommie Smith, who was still the fastest man in the world, was _____ in Wakefield in northern England to earn a living.
  3. 3. Tommie Smith raising his right fist on the medal stand was a salute of this movement
  4. 6. Two days after their protests, Smith & Carlos were _____ from the United States team
  5. 8. Tommie Smith grew up in this state, seeing first-hand the racism of the segregated US South
  6. 9. In Smith & Carlos's protest the black socks & no shoes symbolized African American _____
  7. 12. John Carlos raised his left fist on the medal stand to represent _____
  8. 14. Medal won by Tommie Smith in the 200m