Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman during the award ceremony of the 200

(DOUBLE RATES APPLY) The american sprinters Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Peter Norman during the award ceremony of the 200 m's race at the Mexican Olympic games. During the awards ceremony, Smith and Carlos protested against racial discrimination: they went barefoot on the podium and listened to their anthem bowing their heads and raising a fist with a black glove. Mexico City, Mexico, 1968 Mexico city, Mexico, 1968. (Photo by Angelo Cozzi/Archivio Angelo Cozzi/Mondadori via Getty Images)