Phibsboro For All to screen <i>The Salute</i>
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Phibsboro For All to screen <i>The Salute</i>

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During their medal ceremony in the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City on October 16, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, each raised a fist during the playing of the US national anthem, 'The Star-Spangled Banner'.