You've probably seen the photo: African-American runners John Carlos and Tommie Smith on the winner's podium at the 1968 Summer Olympics, giving the "Black Power" salute as they receive their medals. It was a powerful statement, and is rightly remembered as an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement.

But there was a third man on that podium: Australian Peter Norman. And the story of the small part he played in that incident (and the large price he paid for it) ought to be remembered too:

http://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/the-white-man-in-that-photo/