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Large-scale protests grew in size over the summer as the opening of the Olympic Games in mid October grew nearer, and Minister of the Interior Luis Echeverría needed to keep public order. On October 2, 1968, a large peaceful march arrived at the Plaza of the Three Cultures for the usual speeches.
Time magazine on October 25, 1968, wrote: "'Faster, Higher, Stronger' is the motto of the Olympic Games. 'Angrier, nastier, uglier' better describes the scene in Mexico City last week." [18] [19] Back home, both Smith and Carlos were subject to abuse, and they and their families received death threats. [20]
Logo for the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The 1968 Summer Olympic Games were scheduled to be held in Mexico City, making it the first city in a developing country to host an games edition. The government saw it as an important way to raise Mexico's profile internationally because of the tourist attendees and international television coverage of ...
As many as 300 people were massacred at a student protest in Tlatelolco plaza on Oct. 2, 1968, in what the Mexican government initially reported as the lawful suppression of a violent riot just 10 ...
The 1968 Olympics could not escape the turmoil of their times. A gold medal gymnast silently rebelled against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Apartheid South Africa was disinvited in order ...
At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, two Black U.S. athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, stood on the podium after winning gold and bronze, respectively, in the 200-m race.
The protests of 1968 comprised a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, ... Award ceremony at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. In the United States, ...
Malcolm Gladwell's latest podcast "Legacy of Speed" focuses on the story behind the famous photo of the Olympic protest by Tommie Smith and John Carlos.