The black socks [on me at Olympics in 1968] emphasized the fact that we had so many Blacks and people of color… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
The beads around my neck [at Olympics in 1968] indicated that there were so many Blacks throughout the history of this country… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
It was like when we went to Mexico City [Olympics in 1968] it was sun and shining and bright. When we came… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
![“The black socks [on me at Olympics in 1968] emphasized the fact that we had so many Blacks and people of color here in the United States, the greatest country in the world, that was running around in poverty every day, so we wanted to illustrate the fact that these individuals did not have shoes…” quote by John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d36/john-carlos-16923_black_the-black-socks-on-me-at-olympics-in-196_221018.jpg)
![“The beads around my neck [at Olympics in 1968] indicated that there were so many Blacks throughout the history of this country that have been maimed and killed by way of hangings.” quote by John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ebe/john-carlos-16923_beads_the-beads-around-my-neck-at-olympics-in_661140.jpg)
![“It was like when we went to Mexico City [Olympics in 1968] it was sun and shining and bright. When we came home it was chaotic and storms everywhere. I think the most devastating thing was to make the adjustment as to why so many individuals that you grew up with in the sport thought it necessary…” quote by John Carlos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ae7/john-carlos-16923_adjustment_it-was-like-when-we-went-to-mexico-city_2093163.jpg)