{"id":561180,"date":"2017-10-17T15:39:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T19:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=561180"},"modified":"2017-10-18T11:59:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T15:59:56","slug":"pumas-50th-anniversary-suede-campaign-stars-olympic-hero-tommie-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/pumas-50th-anniversary-suede-campaign-stars-olympic-hero-tommie-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"PUMA’s 50th Anniversary Suede Campaign Stars Olympic Hero Tommie Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"
Yesterday marked an almost half century anniversary of one of the most impactful moments in sports history. Olympic gold medal sprinter, Tommie Smith<\/strong>, alongside John Carlos and the late but certainly not forgotten Peter Norman, made a towering stand for equality at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.<\/p>\n Smith and Carlos, aiming to bring awareness to the many injustices hindering people of color, with heads bowed and black fists raised, delivered a powerful message on the grandest stage that still resonates today. Norman, also on the stand as the silver medalist Australian sprinter, stood in solidarity while also wearing a pin on his left breast that read “Olympic Project for Human Rights.” Time momentarily stood still during this moment on October 16, 1968.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n