Three athletes were banned from the U.S. Olympic team for their black power salute at the Mexico City games.

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As the American flag was raised and the national anthem played they held up their fists -- Smith his right, Carlos his left -- in a Black Power salute.

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SYDNEY, Australia -- Peter Norman, who shared the victory podium while American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos made their famous"'black power salute" at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, has died aged 64.

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With the London Olympics in full swing, the ACLU's Fine compared it to another wordless moment -- the two American sprinters who defiantly raised gloved fists in a "black power" salute on the medals stand during the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

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