- Collection:
- Civil Rights History Project
- Title:
- John Carlos oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in New York, New York, 2013-08-18
- Creator:
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Contributor to Resource:
- Cline, David P., 1969-
Carlos, John P. - Date of Original:
- 2013-08-18
- Subject:
- Civil rights movements--United States
African American athletes--Interviews
Civil rights movements--New York (State)--New York
Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico)
East Texas State University - Location:
- United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews
transcripts
moving images - Type:
- MovingImage
Text - Format:
- image/gif
image/jpeg
image/jp2
image/tiff
text/xml
application/pdf - Description:
- John Carlos discusses his childhood in Harlem, New York, the changes that he saw in Harlem with the widespread use of heroin and the splintering of families, and describes the disparities in education for black children when he was growing up. He remembers the influence of black leaders including Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Carlos was recruited to run track at East Texas State University, where he experienced racial discrimination and was treated poorly by his coach. He explains his protest at the 1968 Olympics, including the symbols that he and Tommy Smith employed to protest racial discrimination, and he describes the emotional impact that the protest had on him.
- Metadata URL:
- http://www.loc.gov/item/afc2010039_crhp0103/
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 9 video files of 9 (Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (127 min.) : digital, sound, color. 1 transcript (68 pages)
application/x-video
image/jpg - Contributing Institution:
- American Folklife Center
- Rights:
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