Tommie+Smith+and+John+Carlos+Olympic+Black+Salute

Tommie Smith and John Carlos, two African-American USA track runners, who to try and give the US Civil Rights movement some global press decided to raise their hands with black gloves on them when they were receiving their medals at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNe5uxccDj4 above link is piece done by espn at their ESPY awards when John Carlos and Tommie Smith were presented with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage