With Drawn Arms

The story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protest from the past century. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the world watched as two American runners, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, took the stage as the U.S. national anthem played, raising their fists in a symbol of black struggle and solidarity.

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  Glenn Kaino
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  Afshin Shahidi

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  Tommie Smith
  Self
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  Megan Rapinoe
  Self
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  Jesse Williams
  Self
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  Jemele Hill
  Self
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  John Lewis
  Self
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  Nelson George
  Self
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  John Carlos
  Self (archival footage)