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Sunday, 20 July 2008 |
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The man who owns it says he's not sure what he's going to do with a piece of sports memorabilia that crosses into American history.
It was one of post-War America's most turbulent summers.
1968 saw war raging in southeast Asia--and at home where young people were crusading for change.
The Summer Olympics in Mexico City brought two sprinters to the medal stand--Tommie Smith and John Carlos. They had finished first and third in the 200 meters.
 They're performances might have been just a footnote in Olympic history if they hadn't raised gloved fists in a symbol of 'black power' and bowed their heads during the National Anthem. Their symbolic gesture made Smith one of the best-known Olympic athletes ever.
Now the collector who owns the suit Smith was wearing that day is pondering whether to give it up--for a price.
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