- It involved african american athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos giving the Black power solute after winning medals at the Olympics.
- This was during the civil rights movements and they were doing this to make a statement to the world.
Black September: The Munich Olympics
- 8 members of the Palestinian terrorist organization (Black September) snuck into the Olympic Village at the XXth Olympic Games which were held in Munich, Germany.
- The Members raided the building housing the Israeli athletes. Two Israeli athletes were killed during the raid and nine others were taken hostage.
Muhammad Ali
- He wouldn't go to the Vietnam War because he was Islamic. This is a big deal because he wouldn't fight because of his religion. He believed that he didn't need to fight and he didn't.
Lynne Cox
- She was a distance swimmer. She was the first women to swim across the Bering Strait during the cold war to break the anger with the Russians. Crossed the border between two hated countries. The Russians respected her for swimming across and she was the only person to touch Russian soil during the Cold War.
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