Black Power and Civil Rights Movement
Words: 1317 Pages: 4 187509The picture I chose is the Black Power salute photo that was taken over 50 years ago. When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists during the 1968 Olympics it was a cry for freedom. They used this as a global stage to show people that they have had enough of being treated like second-class citizens. I believe this was the most profound picture because death comes and goes but the black struggle has been around for a long […]