Original version

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

Sporting Witness

Podcasts

Factual: History

Sport

The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service Australasia

Sporting Witness: The Black Power Salute

Documentaries

black power salute pic.jpg

13/10/2018 GMT

The Black Power Salute

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, The Black Power Salute

The story of the iconic protest by black American athletes at the 1968 Olympics.

In October 1968, two American sprinters, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, staged one of the most iconic protests in sport at the Mexico City Olympics. The two athletes raised their gloved fists in the air at the medal ceremony for the 200 metres as a way of protesting against racism. Simon Watts reports. The programme was first broadcast in 2016.

PHOTO: Tommie Smith, centre, and John Carlos, right, on the Olympic podium (AFP)

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Sporting Witness

The Black Power Salute

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

About BBC World Service