Okay, hereS a review of the provided text, with fact-checking and corrections applied. I’ll present the corrected text, followed by a breakdown of the changes made and the sources used.
Corrected Text:
U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos, right, hold their fists up in protest after winning medals at the 1968 Summer Olympic games in Mexico City.
(AP)
Though,Roy,who has won multiple Emmys and is the founder of Jersey Line Films,added that there are marked differences between the protests of Smith and Carlos and more recent athlete activism.
“What Smith and Carlos did was so consequential as it affected them directly,” he said. “They were protesting along with millions in their community. Their point was that they were good enough to represent their country. But when they got back to the real world, they would have trouble getting into restaurants or finding an apartment.”
He added, “It was just more personal than what is happening now.”
In an interview included in the documentary, Smith said the gesture by him and Carlos was often misinterpreted.
“As soon as the national anthem was playing,my glove is going toward God,” said Smith. “the Black fist in the air was only in recognition of those who had gone. It was a prayer of solidarity. It was a cry for help by my fellow brothers and sisters in the country who had been shot, who had been bitten by dogs … It was a cry for freedom.”