| The medal ceremony of the 200 metres race in the 1968 Olympics held at Mexico City saw two US athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, standing with clenched fists upraised and heads bowed, while the American national anthem was played. Both the athletes were African-American and the black-gloved and raised clenched fists were meant to symbolize 'the Black Power'. |
| What do you understand by 'the Black Power'? |
A) Power for the African-American
B) Afro-American civil rights movement (1954-68)
C) A more militant anti-racist movement (1966-75), advocating even violence if necessary to end racism in the US
D) All of these.
E) None of these
Correct Answer: C
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