Tommie Smith and John Carlos were two of America’s greatest athletes at the 1968 Mexico Olympics. But taking a stand against racism, by raising their black-gloved fists on the medal podium, cost them their careers. And they weren’t the only ones who lost everything, to take a stand for civil rights.

This is the story behind the iconic image of the struggle for civil rights in the United States.

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