and at this point people like john carlos, tommy smith, lee evans, they were face with the a choice. the choice was, well, do we just stay home anyway in the absence of a broader movement, or do we go there and actually represent our movement on the medal stand? and we know what they chose. so before the final race in the 200 meters, john carlos and tommy smith got together, and they said, okay, what are we going to do on this medal stand? we're going to wear black gloves to show our commitment to fighting racism. we're not going to wear shoes to showcase the fact that we are bringing up the issue of poverty in the african-american community, people who can't even afford shoes. we're going to wear beads around our necks to showcase the history of violence and lynching against people of african descent. and john carlos, and you can see it in this picture, in an incredible breach of protocol, decided he was going to be up there with his jacket unzipped and with the usa on his chest covered by a black t-shirt, and he was doing that as a tribute to his people back home, white and black,