May 1968 wasn't just about France. ... In Australia we were much more politically focused than our American comrades. Some pretty weird activity was taking place on the west coast of America.

Australia's Peter Norman honored for 1968 Olympic protest. JULIAN LINDEN. Sat, April 28, 2018 at 2:47 PM UTC. FILE - In this Oct. 16, 1968, file photo, Australian silver medalist Peter Norman ...

There are years that lodge in our memory because they marked a ­famous birthday or an untimely death, heralded a war or revolution, saw the emergence of a new nation or because of a ...

West Indies in Australia, 1968-69. Henry Blofeld. The West Indies tour of Australia saw a major shift in the balance of power in world cricket.

Australia’s Peter Norman honored for 1968 Olympic protest. by ASSOCIATED PRESS. Sat, April 28th 2018 at 4:05 PM. FILE - In this Oct. 16, 1968, file photo, Australian silver medalist Peter Norman ...

Australia’s Peter Norman Honored for 1968 Olympic Protest. Peter Norman was posthumously given his country’s highest Olympic award Saturday for his “brave stand” 50 years ago.

SYDNEY — Peter Norman, the Australian sprinter who shared the podium with Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos and backed their Black Power salutes at the 1968 Mexico City Games, was ...