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	Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Tommie Smith: no regrets over '68 protest 05/20/98
		Smith, the 200-meter gold medalist at Mexico City, and Carlos, the 200 bronze medalist, were members of the Olympic Project for Human Rights, a group of athletes organized to protest the treatment of fls in the United States.
		Smith was speaking to three of his teammates at a gathering honoring the 1968 team.
		Smith said the protest was ``detrimental'' to his life.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/052098/spo_124-2448.shtml (697 words)

	Tommie Smith 1968 Olympic Gold Medallist - Bio
		Tommie Smith began life quietly, born to Richard and Dora Smith on June 6, 1944, in Clarksville, Texas, the seventh of 12 children.
		Tommie Smith survived a life-threatening bout of pneumonia as an infant, whic allowed him to carry out the work that God intended for him.
		Tommie Smith received his Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University in Social Science, with double minors in Military Science and Physical Education.
	www.tommiesmith.com /about_tommie/bio.html (384 words)

	JC Tommie Smith
		Smith is best known for his 1968 Olympic win, in a time (19.83) which was a WR until 1979 and has still only been surpassed by a handful of men, and also for the controversy surrounding the Black Power salute he and John Carlos gave on the victory rostrum in Mexico City.
		Smith's first WR came at 200m on a straight course in San Jose on 13 March 1965, when he equalled the 20.0 record held by Dave Sime (in 1956) and Frank Budd (in 1962).
		Smith was also a supremely elegant runner as well as supremely talented, and at 6'3" and 180lbs he was an imposing sight on the track.
	run-down.com /guests/jc_tommiesmith.php (589 words)

	Tommie Smith
		Born on June 6, 1944 in Clarksville, Texas, as an infant Tommie Smith barely survived a serious bout with pneumonia.
		With talent and encouragement to excel, Tommie Smith was propelled into human rights spokesmanship long before it became a popular cause.
		The silent gesture made by Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand in Mexico City at the Summer Olympic games was heard around the world and was featured in a documentary by HBO TV titled "The Fist of Freedom".
	www.as.sjsu.edu /legacy/tommie.htm (224 words)

	Tavis Smiley . Archives . Tommie Smith . February 28, 2007 \| PBS
		Tommie Smith is the only man in track and field history to hold 11 world records simultaneously.
		Smith: Well, being a young Black man in the system, sometimes, you have to move proactively and justly toward chiseling out a wall just to get to the heart so you can start working on it; then (sounds like) it would future out.
		Smith: We had a fortitude of faith, which is the substance of things hoped for, and evidence of things not....
	www.pbs.org /kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200702/20070228_smith.html (2037 words)

	+ - Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Still, Smith is an important figure in the history of American sports, and deserves a forum to tell his story his way.
		Tommie Smith says his gesture was done in the name of human rights, and in these pages, he offers himself up, in the fullest-the complexity, the scars, the pain, and the affirmation of his own humanity.
		Smith's recollections of the Olympic Project for Human Rights is particularly moving and he does an excellent job is dispelling the myths that has clouded the issue since the late 1960s.
	astore.amazon.com /homeip-20/detail/1592136397 (677 words)

	Tommie Smith
		Tommie Smith, the seventh of his family's twelve children, was born in Clarksville, Texas on 12th June, 1944.
		Tommie, now 23 and still a student at San Jose State though without further track eligibility, holds world records at 200-meters and 220-yards straightaway (19.5), 200-meters and 220-yards turn (20.0), and has marks pending in the 400-meters (44.5) and 440-yards (44.8) as well as indoor marks in the 400-meters and 440-yards (46.2).
		Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medallists in the 200m, stood with their heads bowed and a fl-gloved hand raised as the American National Anthem played during the victory ceremony.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /CRsmithT.htm (5479 words)

	Tommie Smith - Information at Halfvalue.com
		Tommie Smith (born June 5, 1944 in Lemoore, California) is an American former Track and Field athlete and professional football player.
		Smith was the winner of the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
		Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos (right) showing the Black Power salute in the 1968 Summer Olympics while Silver medalist Peter Norman (left) wears an OPHR badge to show his support for the two Americans.
	www.halfvalue.com /wiki.jsp?topic=Tommie_Smith (574 words)

	"Silent Gesture" Still Speaks Volumes, Tommie Smith On His '68 Olympics Raised-Fist Protest - CBS News
		Smith writes about that night in his life story, "Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith." He also addresses the tumultuous times the United States was going through, and his life before and since.
		Smith explains why he thought it was important to bring the struggles of fl Americans to the world stage, and tells of the impact his decision had — and continues to have — on him and his family.
		Smith added that he has "no regrets at all," even though he's remembered for the gesture, and not for his gold medal and being the only person ever to hold 11 track and field records at the same time.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2007/02/08/earlyshow/leisure/books/main2446168.shtml?source=RSSattr=U.S._2446168 (917 words)

	Anti Essays : Free Essays on Olympic Champion - The Controversy Behind Tommie Smith Essay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tommie was also a record holder for the straightaway 200-yard dash from 1965 to 1979, in 19.5 seconds.
		Tommie Smith was a man who began his college career with the mindset of many young athletes who just want their name to be known, they want to be made famous for their athletic accomplishments.
		Smith, however was one of two men willing to put that dream in the background while seeking to be noticed for something much more valuable, equality for himself and his fellow fl Americans.
	www.antiessays.com /essay.php?eid=2042 (1313 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tommie Smith
		Tommie Smith (born June 6, 1944 in Clarksville, Texas) is an American former track & field athlete and professional football player.
		Smith was the winner of the 200-meter dash at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
		In 2005, a statue showing Smith and Carlos on the medal stand was constructed by political artist Rigo 23 and dedicated on the campus of San Jose State University.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Tommie_Smith (525 words)

	Memorable Olympic Moments: Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Summer 1968
		Teammates at San Jose State University, Smith and Carlos were stirred by the suggestion of a young sociologist friend Harry Edwards, who asked them and all the other fl American athletes to join together and boycott the games.
		Smith later told the media that he raised his right, fl-glove-covered fist in the air to represent fl power in America while Carlos' left, fl-covered fist represented unity in fl America.
		Smith and Carlos, who both now coach high school track teams, were honored in 1998 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their protest.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/mm-mexicocity.html (499 words)

	Tommie Smith
		Tommie Smith didn't just break world records; he demolished them.
		Tommie was part of the legendary "Speed City" San Jose State teams that included Lee Evans and John Carlos.
		Tommie's first world record came over 200m in 1966, when he raced 20.0 to knock 0.2 seconds off the previous record.
	www.mtsacrelays.com /archives/HallFame/Smith2.htm (203 words)

	Tommie Smith
		Tommie Smith was one of the top High School players in the country in 1988, his senior year at AV High.
		Tommie was one of four players to receive a perfect score of 10 votes in the Best of the West poll by the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
		Tommie switched to the rover spot to keep him and free safety Shane Pahukoa on the field at the same time.
	www.avsports.com /halloffame/tsmith.asp (521 words)

	tommie smith personal appearances, olympic gold medalists, representation, Tommie Smith
		Tommie was the 200 meter champion in the 19th Olympiad in Mexico City with a time of 19.83 seconds, which was a world record until 1979 and an Olympic record until 1984.
		In 1996 Tommie Smith was inducted into the California Black Sports Hall of Fame, and in 1999 he received the Sportsman of the Millennium Award.
		The silent gesture made by Tommie Smith, and others on the victory stand in Mexico City Summer Olympic Games was heard around the world has been documented by HBO TV titled "The Fist of Freedom" aired in August 1999.
	www.sportsstarsusa.com /smith_tommie.html (835 words)

	ESPN.com: GEN - John Carlos and Tommie Smith
		Tommie Smith was born June 5, 1944, in Clarksville, Texas.
		Smith and Carlos, teammates at San Jose State University, represented a new breed of athlete that was unwilling to passively wait for change.
		Smith and Carlos were expelled from the Olympic village immediately.
	espn.go.com /gen/s/bhm2001/carlos&smith.html (298 words)

	When Fists are Frozen: The Statue of Tommie Smith and John Carlos
		Smith and Carlos's frozen moment in time has been consumed and regurgitated endlessly by the wide world of corporate sports.
		On the statue, as in 1968, Smith and Carlos wear wraps around their necks to protest lynching and they are not wearing shoes to protest poverty.
		And, fittingly, the day of the unveiling was not merely a celebration of art or sculpture but a bittersweet remembrance of what Smith and Carlos endured upon returning to the United States, stripped of their medals and expelled from Olympic Village.
	www.commondreams.org /views05/1020-28.htm (1211 words)

	Tommie Smith with David Steele: Silent Gesture
		Tommie Smith says his gesture was done in the name of human rights, and in these pages, he offers himself up, in the fullest-the complexity, the scars, the pain, and the affirmation of his own humanity.
		In this, his autobiography, Smith fills out the story around that moment--how it came to be and where it led him.
		Tommie Smith is the only man in track and field history to hold eleven world records simultaneously, and the first man in Olympic Game history to win a gold medal in record-breaking time in the 200-meter, under 20 seconds.
	www.temple.edu /tempress/titles/1916_reg.html (831 words)

	University of Technology, Jamaica -Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Dr. Tommie Smith, USA legendary sprinter and civil rights activist will be the speaker at the University of Technology, Jamaica’s (UTech) 48th Anniversary public lecture to be held Monday, March 13 at 5:30 pm at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium on the campus.
		Tommie’s concern was for the plight of African-Americans and others at home and abroad.
		Smith is currently a faculty member at Santa Monica College and the Head of Men’s Cross-Country and Track and field Coach.
	www.utech.edu.jm /News_Events/UT48_TommieSmith.htm (374 words)

	Tommie Smith - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		While a student at San Jose State, Smith won the national collegiate 220 yd (201 m) title in 1967 before adding the AAU furlong (201 m) crown as well.
		In the 1968 Olympic Games at Mexico City, he won the gold medal for the 200 m in a world record time 19.83 s, he and a teammate, John Carlos, who earned the bronze, gave a Black Power salute while receiving their medals.
		Suspended from their national team and banned from the Olympic Village, the action by Carlos and Smith is seen as one of the milestones of the American Civil Rights Movement.
	voyager.in /Tommie_Smith (423 words)

	::Mexico 1968::
		One of the greatest sprinters in the world in 1968 was Tommy Smith.
		Though a boycott never materialised, both Smith and Carlos agreed on a protest at the medal ceremony for the 200 meters which both were expected to be at.
		Smith later stated that his right handed demonstration was meant to represent Black Power in America.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /Mexico_1968.htm (744 words)

	Tommie Smith rinde homenaje a Peter Norman \| terra
		El velocista estadounidense Tommie Smith, ganador de la medalla de oro, y su compatriota John Carlos, que obtuvo la de bronce, protestaron contra el trato que se les daba a los afroamericanos en los Estados Unidos, usando guantes negros y elevando sus puños durante la ejecución del himno de su país.
		Smith y Carlos fueron enviados de regreso a los Estados Unidos por la protesta contra la discriminación racial en su país y los tres atletas fueron criticados duramente por su postura en aquel momento.
		Cientos de familiares, amigos y admiradores colmaron la intendencia de Williamstown para escuchar a Tommie Smith, campeón olímpico de los 200 metros de los Juegos Olímpicos de 1968, quien describió a Norman como "su hermano".
	www.terra.com /deportes/articulo/html/fox310674.htm (654 words)

	Tommie Smith
		Born on June 6, 1944 in Clarksville, Texas, as an infant Tommie Smith barely survived a serious bout with pneumonia.
		With talent and encouragement to excel, Tommie Smith was propelled into human rights spokesmanship long before it became a popular cause.
		The silent gesture made by Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand in Mexico City at the Summer Olympic games was heard around the world and was featured in a documentary by HBO TV titled "The Fist of Freedom".
	as.sjsu.edu /legacy/tommie.htm (224 words)

	100 Black Men of the Bay Area, Inc. - Youth Movement 2005
		Born to Richard and Dora Smith on June 6, 1944 in Clarksville, Texas Tommie was the seventh of 12 children.
		Tommie Smith made a commitment to dedicate his life, even at great personal risk to champion the cause of oppressed people.
		Tommie has received a host awards, proclamations and honours; he was a member of the coaching staff of the 1995 World Indoor Championship team in Barcelona, Spain; the French government recently named a sports complex in Paris in his honour.
	www.100blackmenba.org /tommiesmith.htm (411 words)

	Fôrshaga Kôrv å motor-Home
		Kollade på mej och liksom sa: kom igen Tommy, vi hjälper dej, du klarar detta.
		Tommie Smith, guldmedaljör, och John Carlos, brons, hade i protest mot de svartas situation, böjt sina huvuden och höjt sina handsbeklädda nävar, knutna, mot den amerikanska flaggan.
		Han sa till Tommie Smith att låna ut en av sina handskar till John Carlos, John hade ju glömt sina.
	iloblog.cicciwik.se /tommybloggen?Home (2225 words)

	Smith's silent gesture - Sports - NBCSports.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Smith, the gold medalist, bowed his head and raised his right hand, sheathed in a fl glove, to the skies.
		Smith, now in his early 60s, makes plain in the book that for him the time had come to tell his version of the events -- particularly since his version is at odds with Carlos' recollections, not only of the race but the essentials of the gesture.
		Smith's wife -- he is married now to a different woman -- bought the fl socks and gloves, he said.
	www.nbcsports.com /sports/997716/detail.html (1456 words)

	History of the Smith I Bar Ranch in the Texas Hill Country
		In 1983, Ruth deeded her land to her children and Ruth Tommie Lou received 6,890 acres.
		Tommie Lou married James “Jimmy” H. Smith and they have three children – Jamie, Shellie and Andy.
		Their son, Andy works with Tommie Lou and Jimmy managing the existing cattle on the ranch.
	www.texasranchfun.com /History.aspx (451 words)

	Amazon.com: Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting): Books: Tommie Smith,David Steele (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Smith has to say about John Carlos in his book is indicative of how we as African Americans would rather keep one another down than support our fellow brother.
		Americans hold John Carlos up as the planner and leader of the 1968 protest and for Tommie Smith to now, all of a sudden take credit for anything relating to the 1968 protest is shameful to him and Americans that believe the statements contained in his book about John Carlos.
		Tommie Smith is very candid in his language and approach to telling his story.
	www.amazon.com /Silent-Gesture-Autobiography-Tommie-Sporting/dp/1592136397 (1500 words)

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