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Team USA warm-up suit worn by Tommie Smith at 1968 Olympics

1968

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Warm-up track suit worn by Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

Catalog date
1968
Recorded places
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Black power; Civil Rights; Clothing and dress; Olympics; Track and field

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2015.231.2

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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