Home People with placards and posters on global strike against racism. Woman speaking in megaphone in front of crowd. Photo by Urbazon/ E+ /Getty Images People with placards and posters on global strike against racism. Woman speaking in megaphone in front of crowd. Photo by Urbazon/ E+ /Getty Images

People with placards and posters on global strike against racism. Woman speaking in megaphone in front of crowd. Photo by Urbazon/ E+ /Getty Images

People with placards and posters on global strike against racism. Woman speaking in megaphone in front of crowd. Photo by Urbazon/ E+ /Getty Images

Stock Black Lives Matter protests

American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists and give the Black Power Salute at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. The move was a symbolic protest against racism in the United States. Smith, the gold medal winner, and Carlos, the bronze medal winner, were subsequently suspended from their team for their actions.