s Tommie Smith, John Carlos to be inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame

Nearly 50 years after the organization expelled controversial sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos from the Summer Olympics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is bestowing its highest honor on two iconic civil rights activists. The two will be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Smith and Carlos were kicked out of Olympic Village and sent home from the 1968 Mexico City Games after staging a protest by raising their gloved fists on the medals stand after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze for the 200 meter run The two were placed on suspension for turning the ceremony into a political statement and have worked hard over the years to remain in the USOC’s good grace Meanwhile, neither man has ever expressed regret over their statement at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games. Supporters agree that the organization’s recognition of these two men is long overdue.

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long time much over due, you all are a symbol of history, real men of AMERICA, no one can deny that, please come to Nashville, I would love to have you sign my shirt or paper, you both are a living icon, that the world should give an award, and recognize as a legend