center: Gold Medalist TOMMY SMITH (American) left: Silver Medalist PETER NORMAN (Australian) right: Bronze Medalist JUAN CARLOS (American) 1968 Summer Olympics event: 200 METERS photographer: John Dominis |
The true colors of this 1968 image
are gold, silver and bronze.
Whatever emotions the fists of
Mr. Smith & Mr. Carlos inspired
at that time have–in 2015–morphed
into the "fist-bump" becoming
a desirable variation of the
American handshake.
No less than the non-violent legacy
of MARTIN LUTHER KING
is responsible for the
transformation of
a clenched fist
into a modern
salutation.
Please celebrate Dr. King's Birthday
in a peaceful, pleasurable
& fun manner.
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