Top 100 Photos- Black Power Salute

1. Why did you pick this image? What caught your eye? I picked this image because I thought that it was interesting and because I thought I would like to read up more on the event. This caught my eye because I had seen this picture before and I have read some more behind the events that lead up to it.

2. Summarize what you read. How about 2-3 sentences explaining the photo. The American sprinters Tommie Smith, who got the got the gold medal, and John Carlos, who got the bronze medal, at the Olympics in 1968, which was held in Mexico City. They were protesting the treatment of African Americans in America, by not wearing shoes, by raising a gloved hand, wearing a scarf and other items of clothing with symbolic meanings. 

3. Every photo has some additional information, links, readings, or videos associated. Please tell me what you learned in addition to the actual photo. The additional information that was associated with this photo was a guide on the different symbolisms of protest that are present in the photo (pictured below). Both the bronze and gold medalists have a black glove held in the air, symbolizing the unity of Black America. The gold medalist, Tommy Smith, does not have shoes on, which you can see in the photo. That is used to symbolize the poverty that African Americans are forced into. 

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Name: John Dominis
Birth and death year: 1921-2013
Born where: Los Angeles
School attended (college or photo school): He majored in cinematography at the University of Southern California.