Olympian John Carlos to share "Moment" at CAU for Black History Month
John Carlos, half of the 1968 Olympic medal-winning duo that proclaimed “Black Power” on the medal stand to call attention to the plight of the African-Americans, will speak at Clark Atlanta University Wednesday as part of the school’s Black History Month programming.
Carlos will discuss his book, “The Sports Moment That Changed the World.”
One of the most iconic images in American history, Carlos and Tommie Smith, moments after placing third and first in the 200-meter sprint donned black gloves and gave the “Black Power” salute while the “Star-Spangled Banner” played.
Carlos will speak at 3 p.m. in the Cole Research Center, 223 James P. Brawley Dr.
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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
