1968to2018

Anti-apartheid demonstrators protest outside the Waldorf Hotel in London where South African cricketers are staying in 1965

The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City

Worldwide pressure forced IOC to maintain ban on South Africa in 1968

Debbie Meyer poses on the podium with her gold medal at the Mexico Olympic Games in 1968

The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City

For swimmer Debbie Meyer, Mexico City in 1968 was golden

Dick Fosbury soars over the bar during the men’s high jump at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City

The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City

Trial and error: How Dick Fosbury revolutionized the high jump

Harry Edwards talks with Tommie Smith and John Carlos

The 1968 Olympics in Mexico City

Olympic Project for Human Rights lit fire for 1968 protests