What did the African, American athletes do in the order to draw international attention to the black poverty?

CBSE Class 10 CBSE Class 10 Social Science
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What did the African, American athletes do in the order to draw international attention to the black poverty?

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  1. At the Mexico Olympics in 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos protested to draw international attention towards “black poverty".
  2. They had won the Bronze and Gold medals respectively. They received their medals wearing black socks and no shoes to represent “black poverty.”
  3. They stood on the victory board with clenched fists upraised and bowed heads as a symbol of ‘black power’. Their motive was to draw international attention to racial discrimination in the US.