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born 1945 United States
John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945) is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith.
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When they come at you, rest assured, you're on the right track.
In terms of dealing with civil rights, a snail has moved farther in that 50 years than we have moved.
I don't think they have changed their mentality and realised that times have changed.
The modern Olympics these days are pretty much in the same vein as the old Olympics.
We caught everyone by surprise - people who were there in the stadium and shocked viewers around the world watching on television.
I was born into this world to be on that podium in October 1968 in Mexico City to make that statement.
There has to be a starting point. People are on the move. You don't make change instantaneously - it is a process where people become inclusive.
Everything is changing around them and eventually they are going to have to realise that if they don't make the necessary changes the Olympics is going to cave in on them.
It was not about that medal around your neck but about trying to make it a better situation for your children and your children's children.
The United States is further down the line in relation to equality and opposition to racism but there is still an awful lot of racism going on.
I went into the stadium, and I felt the same vibes that I felt in Mexico 50 years ago.It felt like I was coming home.
Well, I ask him if the rules state that I can't come out and have a cup of coffee with him.
As a teenager, a young black man, I was born dead so for someone to put a threat on my life, my philosophy was 'I'm going to die anyway.
We received more international sympathy outside the United States than inside, where we received a lot of abuse. We were making a statement as young black individuals after 480 years of oppression.
When we went to Mexico City, there was like a bright sun that shined on the universe, and by the time we came home, it was like a big storm came.
I met Malcolm X as a child and had the opportunity to run through the streets with him for a year and a half to get as much knowledge from him as I could.
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