The call for a boycott was nothing new to San Jose State sprinter Lee Evans. Evans…
Tag: Lee Evans
Olympic record holder Lee Evans remembered
Best known as a 1968 two-time Mexico City Olympic Games track and field champion, Lee Evans…
A stand for black justice
It has been 50 years since the 1968 Summer Olympics (Oct. 12-Oct. 27) took place in…
The Black Power Salute in 1968: Still a Priceless Moment
By Dennis J. Freeman Tommie Smith has given up his gold medal and track cleats to…