Posts tagged with "Tommie Smith"

Illustration by Alex Bogdan for use by 360 Magazine

GWEN BERRY PROTESTS ANTHEM ON OLYMPIC STAGE

By: Clara Guthrie On Saturday June 26, hammer thrower Gwen Berry turned her back on the American flag while the national anthem played as she stood on the podium during the track and field Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, saying she felt “set-up” by the timing of the song. Berry had just placed third in […]