4. The 1968 Olympics, Black
Power salute was an act of
protest by the African-American
athletes, Tommie Smith and
John Carlos. As they turned to
face their flags and hear the
American national, they both
raised a black-gloved fist and
kept them raised until the
national anthem had finished.
All three of the competitors all
wore human rights badges on
their jackets.
5. St Kilda vs Collingwood, round 4,1993. Nicky Winmar (St Kildaforward) was racially abused by amember of the Collingwoodcheersquad. This person yelled "goand sniff some petrol" and "go andwalkabout where you came from" Atthe end of the game Nicky Winmarlifted his jumper facing the crowedand pointed to his skin. (Photo left)The following day the headlineswere 'I'm black and proud' and 'I'vegot guts'
7. • These are the times when South Africa were not allowed to play cricket or
rugby because they were being racist to the black people and they were
banned. They were called rebel tours because some countries went to South
Africa to play cricket/rugby against them even thought they were banned.
• This all started when South Africa refused to let black people participate in
their Olympic Games team. Because of this South Africa was banned from
competing in; The Olympics, The FIFA World Cup, International test Cricket
and Rugby.
• The South African rebel tours were a series of seven cricket tours staged
between 1982 and 1990. They were known as the rebel tours because South
Africa was banned from international cricket throughout this period as a result
of the apartheid regime. As such the tours were organised and conducted in
spite of the express disapproval of national cricket boards and governments,
and the International Cricket Conference and international organisations
including the United Nations.[1] The tours were the subject of enormous
contemporaneous controversy and remain a sensitive topic throughout the
cricket-playing world. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_rebel_tours)
