American athletes Larry James, Lee Evans and Ron Freeman (left to right) on the winner's podium for the 400-meter relay at the 1968 Olympic Games
- Photography
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6 x 6 in
(15.24 x 15.24 cm)
- Raymond Depardon
This photograph was printed in 2020 for Magnum Square Prints, as part of a benefit sale--half the proceeds went to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The theme of this sale was Solidarity: Magnum asked participating photo.
The Artist writes: " Night has fallen, it is the month of October 1968. The crowd at the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City is full of joy. Tommie Smith and John Carlos have given their Black Power salutes, and now it is the turn of Lee Evans, Larry James, and Ron Freeman to echo the gesture of protest and raise their fists at the 400-meter medal ceremony".
- Created: 1968
- Current Location: Gabert Library, 71 Sip Avenue - 4th Floor
- Collections: African Art & Art of the African Diaspora, American Political Culture, Black and White, European and European-American Artists, Natural Landscape and Urban Landscape, Photography, Portrait or Figurative, Works by Men