What Is Your Cause?
Posted in 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Black Athlete, Chris Jackson, Craig Hodges, John Carlos, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Race and Sports, Starbury, Stephon Marbury, Tommie Smith, blogrolll on April 10th, 2008 by thebrotherreport
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos
I was speaking to someone in regards to the political situation in China and how it may effect the Olympic Games this summer. From what I understand about the situation, Hillary Clinton has proposed that American athletes boycott the Games entirely. We also discussed the 1968 Mexico City Games, where Tommie Smith and John Carlos brought the atrocities of the Civil Rights Movement in America to a world stage giving us a lasting image in history.
From there I was asked, “What has happened to the social and politically conscious athlete? Why do today’s American athletes leave these things up to politicians, why is everyone afraid to take a stand?” Later that night I thought in terms of the Black Athlete and asked the same question.
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