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“Fortunately for me, I was able to see the newspaper and saw that they were hiring in a new program called the Cedar Program, and I recall going to one of my Olympic buddies and saying, "Hey, man, this might be a shot in the arm for us. Let's go down and apply for these Cedar jobs."I took a job as a gardener caretaker.”

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John Carlos, born on June 5, 1945, is a renowned Olympic athlete. He gained fame for his protest against racial discrimination at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, where he and Tommy Smith raised black gloves during the medal ceremony. more

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