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The Independent, 12.11.08 00:36 UTC

Larry James: Athlete and coach who took part in the Black Power protests at the 1968 Olympic Games

Larry James, who died of colon cancer last week on his 61st birthday, will be most widely remembered for his part in the Black Rights protests staged by US athletes at the 1968 Olympics, where he won ...
colon cancer  Olympic  Mexico Games  Olympic Games  Olympics  The star  +12 more

New York Post, 07.11.08 23:34 UTC

BRONCOS RECEIVER DENIED OBAMA HONOR

Posted: 6:06 pm November 7, 2008 ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - The possibility of a yellow flag curtailed Brandon Marshall's red, white and blue tribute to President-elect Barack Obama with a ...
Denver  Mexico City  Cleveland  Englewood  Olympics  Colorado  +8 more

BBC World News, 17.10.08 09:38 UTC

The salute

By Caroline Frost The famous salute Enlarge Image When Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave a gloved Black Power salute on the Olympic podium in October 1968 it sent a shockwave through sport. But what ...
Melbourne  Munich  Salute  Olympics  Olympic  Australia  +10 more

CNN Top Stories, 22.08.08 20:54 UTC

After 60 years, Olympians are fast friends again

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Thousands of miles from his life in California, Mal Whitfield is feeling at home again.
Beijing  LONDON  Olympic  Olympics  Mexico City Games  California  +26 more

Forbes, 07.08.08 23:02 UTC

Tommie Smith, Frozen In Time (But Thawing)

On Oct. 16, 1968, after breaking the world record in the 200-meter dash at the Mexico City Olympics and winning gold, Tommie Smith became even more famous--or infamous, depending on your perspective. ...
Denver  Mexico City  Akron  Stone Mountain  Beijing  Olympics  +24 more

The Independent, 02.08.08 23:35 UTC

China's Olympic challenge

China was under pressure yesterday to lift censorship and honour its human rights guarantees as thousands of athletes, officials and tourists began arriving for the Olympics, which Beijing's ...
Mexico City  Berlin  Munich  Moscow  Seoul  Beijing  +34 more

The Independent, 09.07.08 23:35 UTC

1968 Olympics: The divided legacy of black power

To a country that invented the Hall of Fame and idolises sporting heroes, the names Tommie Smith and John Carlos are still pregnant with symbolism. The photograph of their proud-but-solemn "black ...
Mexico City  Los Angeles  the 40th anniversary of Carlos and Smith's snub  the 40th anniversary of their protest  scars  Olympics  +22 more

Houston Chronicle - World, 03.07.08 13:04 UTC

Olympians allowed to speak out — to a point

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — Do you make a political statement by expressing your opinion on the world's biggest stage? Or do you remain quiet by treating the Olympics as a sporting event? Those ...
Beijing  Olympic Games  Olympics  Olympic  Mexico City Games  Beijing Games  +22 more
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