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¿Qué significa poder negro?
Poder negro (en inglés, Black Power) es un eslogan político y el término asociado a varias ideologías asociadas al mismo. El término ha sido utilizado por diversos movimientos en defensa de los derechos de personas negras por todo el mundo, aunque especialmente por los afroamericanos de los Estados Unidos.
¿Cuál es el significado de este saludo por parte de atletas olímpicos?
Era el año 1968, se celebraban en México los Juegos Olímpicos cuando los atletas afroamericanos Tommie Smith y John Carlos decidieron alzar «su voz», o en este caso sus brazos, en señal de protesta por los derechos civiles negros en Estados Unidos.
What is Tommie Smith doing now?
Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Tommie Smith is working on a graphic novel based on his life. This cover image released by Norton Young Readers shows “Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice,” a graphic novel by Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Tommie Smith, releasing Sept. 27.
Is there a book about Tommie Smith?
NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Tommie Smith is working on a graphic novel based on his life. Norton Young Readers announced Tuesday that Smith’s “Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice” will be published Sept. 27.
Is Tommie Smith’s book Raising my fist for justice based on his life?
Raising My Fist for Justice,” a graphic novel by Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Tommie Smith, releasing Sept. 27. (Norton Young Readers via AP) The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Tommie Smith is working on a graphic novel based on his life.
What is the significance of Tommie Smith’s salute?
The photograph, taken after the 200 meter race at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, turned African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos from track-and-field stars into the center of a roiling controversy over their raised-fist salute, a symbol of Black power and the human rights movement at large.