This is an image of the 1968 200- meter dash Olympic medalists. Tommie Smith, Peter Norman, and John Carlos stood in unity as the national anthem played to call attention to the racial tension of the Civil Rights Movement. While this act of resilience led to not only them being stripped of their winnings but also to poverty, homlessness, hatred, and continued discrimination in the US, they pledged to used their winning as a “cry for freedom and for human rights” and were a big push in the vocalization of Black rights in the sports world (Blackmore). All three stood in unity against the prejudice of the Black community and the human rights movement at large.