On the San Jose State University campus -- in Washington Square, on the corner of what would be 6th and San Antonio -- there is a remarkable statue of SJSU alumni Tommie Smith and John Carlos standing on an Olympic podium, each holding one black-gloved fist in the air. The scene is so familiar, so powerful, so contentious, so inspiring, that even now, e…
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