“As a kid growing up and seeing so much strife taking place in society, and particularly on Blacks and people of color, I had an opportunity as a young man to witness the change that was taking place in Harlem, the exodus of white folks leaving Harlem, which I thought was a very cohesive situation. But they felt that they needed to leave.” PeopleMenKidsYoungOpportunityFeltWhiteSituationGrowing UpGrowingSeeingColorNeededLeavingFolksWitnessYoung ManStrifeHarlemKids Growing UpExodus Author:John Carlos
“Let's start with the black glove. We felt it necessary being the fact that the Olympic Games, for the first time ever [in 1968], had been televised worldwide. The second thing is the fact that it was in Technicolor. Never had the games been shown in color before.We wanted it to be understood that we were representing America, but we were representing Black America in particular, so that's why we put the black glove on.” FirstsFactsWantedAmericaGamesFeltBlackParticularColorUnderstoodFirst TimeRepresentingGlovesOlympic GamesBlack America Author:John Carlos
“We wanted to bring attention to the fact that we had so many deals taking place that we could have made change for the better for all people, and we felt that we would be a catalyst to bring this to attention to society.” PeopleMadeFactsWould BeWantedFeltDealsAttentionCatalystChange For The Better Author:John Carlos
“It took some time for us to realize that [people] didn't particularly say they didn't like us or have the love for us that they had in the past, nor the respect. I think they chose to leave based on the fact that they felt a reprisal for being associated or having a friendship with John Carlos or Tommie Smith, or Peter Norman, for that matter.” PeopleThinkingMatterFactsPastFeltRealizingPeterReprisal Author:John Carlos
“I was a pallbearer. I felt, when I got the call that Peter had died, I didn't have any bank account, but I felt I needed to start walking then because there was no way in the world I would miss Peter Norman's service.” WorldWayFeltMissingNeededWalkingAccountsDiedPeterBank Accounts Author:John Carlos
