Banned Observance Commemorating 1968 Stance

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Civic Engagement

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Adult
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Banned Observance to commemorate Tommie Smith, and John Carlos 50th Anniversary stance at the 1968 Summer Olympics on October 16, 1968.  A discussion will follow a short documentary film about these olympic medalists, their narrative for accepting the medals shoeless, and the symbolism about other items.