SOCIOL 1 Study Guide - Final Guide: National Rifle Association, White Supremacy, Human Rights Campaign
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Week 7 race, ethnicity, nationality: film: focuses on tommie smith & john carlos in the 1968 olympics in. 2 african-american athletes who ran the 200-meter sprint, one took first place and the other took third place. Didn"t get public acknowledgement for their wins until several years later: tommie smith set a new world record and won the gold medal for the 200-meter race, john carlos won the bronze (3rd place) medal. Sent home by their country for raising their fists in the air during the national anthem, officials saw them as militant radicals : things to note from o"connell: Story we got: 2 men stand up for african americans, sign of defiance (raised fist in the air) is now portrayed as a sign of hope. Was actually both, because they were showing that they are not going to back down from white supremacy. Students held protests in mexico city against spending tax money to showcase sports.
