Tommie Smith, who won the Gold Medal and broke the world record in the 200-meter race in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City and promptly got banished by the USOC and rendered a pariah for raising a gloved fist during the National Anthem to protest racism, is poised to get more of the reconsideration he deserves.
With Drawn Arms, a stirring documentary about Smith’s protest and ensuing odyssey that is directed by Glenn Caino and Afshin Shahidi,, will air Sunday on Bounce.
That is the broadcast & multi-platform entertainment network serving African Americans. Bounce has also set Smith as one of four honorees for the Bounce Trumpet Awards, a longstanding honor which recognizes outstanding accomplishments of African Americans who succeeded.
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