Activist and 1968 Olympic protester Tommie Smith to speak at Springfield College virtual forum
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 15, 2021
FILE - In this Oct. 16, 1968 file photo, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos raise their gloved fists after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze for the 200 meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Smith will be the keynote speaker of a Springfield College Martin Luther King virtual forum Feb. 18. (AP Photo, file)AP
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SPRINGFIELD When Tommie Smith raised his fist while on the medal podium during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, the American track star was vilified by much of the public in his own country.