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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: Jayhawk Subject: RE: For the Old Timers: What Did You Think of Tommie Smith and John Carlos in 1968 Body: I was 12 years old and grew up in a lilly white town in Kansas. I was following the Olympic build up closely because of Jim Ryun. Harry Edwards was a pivotal player despite what's been posted so far. I was concerned that American black athletes would boycott the games. For those of you old enough to recall Lew Alcindor, now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did just that. At the time I understood why Smith and Carlos did what they did. I think Avery Brundage was a Nazi, and I mean Nazi and what it stands for. U.S. track and field athletes both black and white were nothing but slaves of the A.A.U. and U.S.O.C. I admired their courage then just as I admire it now. I think some of you old enough have forgotten just how racist America was in 1968. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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