# Canonical recap data for Black Power Salute at Mexico City Olympics (1968)
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title: Black Power Salute at Mexico City Olympics
subtitle: Tommie Smith and John Carlos's raised-fist salute during the medal ceremony became an iconic moment of athletic protest against racism and systemic oppression.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1968-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1968
decade: 1960
country:
name: Mexico
slug: mexico
summaryShort: Black power is a political slogan and a name which is given to various associated ideologies which aim to achieve self-determination for black people. It is primarily, but not exclusively, used in the United States by black activists and other proponents of what the slogan entails. The black power movement was prominen
summaryLong: Black power is a political slogan and a name which is given to various associated ideologies which aim to achieve self-determination for black people. It is primarily, but not exclusively, used in the United States by black activists and other proponents of what the slogan entails. The black power movement was prominent in the late 1960s and early 1970s, emphasizing racial pride and the creation of black political and cultural institutions to nurture, promote and advance what was seen by proponents of the movement as being the collective interests and values of Black Americans.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Black-American_Heritage_Flag.png/1280px-Black-American_Heritage_Flag.png"
heroImageCredit: Saturnsorbit · via Wikipedia
importance: 81
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_power"
  title: Black power
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- protest
metaDescription: Black power is a political slogan and a name which is given to various associated ideologies which aim to achieve self-determination for black people. It is pri
wikidataQid: Q880483
archiveSnapshots:
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-20
  label: Black power
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_power"
