Winning the Olympic 200-meter final was “a moment ... each man bowed his head and raised a fist. After the two were banished, images of their gesture entered the iconography of athletic protest.

In the 1960s, however, the raised fist became associated with the Black Power movement. One of the iconic – and controversial – images from the 1968 Olympic Games shows athletes Tommie Smith ...

Smith and Carlos bowed their heads and raised a fist in a black leather glove ... his role at the time and did not compete at another Olympic games. 4. Smith and Carlos carried Peter Norman ...