Tommie Smith and John Carlos perform the ‘black power’ salute at Mexico 1968
Since 1896 the modern Olympic Games have been a showcase of drama. Sporting excellence has been celebrated and the best human qualities portrayed on the Olympic stage. But the event has also featured protests, political manoeuvring, and terrorism resulting in tragic loss of life.
Although clouded by controversy, the 1936 Berlin Games completed the formative background period of the modern Olympics (see pp. 22–23).
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