Tommie Smith and John Carlos Raise Their Fists, Mexico City 1968

The men's 200 meters medal ceremony in Mexico City on October 16, 1968. Tommie Smith, who had just won in a world record 19.83 seconds, and bronze medalist John Carlos raise black-gloved fists and bow their heads during the US anthem, having taken the podium in black socks with no shoes. Australia's Peter Norman, the silver medalist, wears an Olympic Project for Human Rights badge in solidarity. This is the frame that went around the world, and the gesture cost the Americans their places on the team.