Olympic Project for Human Rights
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The Olympic Project for Human Rights was a late-1960s athlete-led civil rights organization that used the Olympic Games as a platform to protest racial injustice and advocate for social and political change.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olympic Project for Human Rights canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
athlete-led protest movement
ⓘ
civil rights organization ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
International Olympic Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. sports institutions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
civil rights
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ racial justice ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Harry Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
John Carlos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to debates on politics in sport
ⓘ
pioneered athlete activism on a global stage ⓘ |
| ideology |
Black freedom struggle
ⓘ
anti-racism ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| influenced |
John Carlos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tommie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ other Black American athletes ⓘ |
| inspired | 1968 Olympics Black Power salute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity |
Mexico City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States sports institutions ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international ⓘ |
| movement |
American civil rights movement
ⓘ
Black Power movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1968 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking athletic competition with human rights activism
ⓘ
organizing athlete protests at the 1968 Olympics ⓘ |
| opposed |
apartheid in Rhodesia
ⓘ
apartheid in South Africa ⓘ racial discrimination in sports ⓘ segregation ⓘ |
| purpose |
advocate for political change
ⓘ
advocate for social change ⓘ protest racial injustice ⓘ |
| strategy |
boycotts
ⓘ
public demonstrations ⓘ symbolic protest gestures ⓘ |
| supported |
boycott of 1968 Olympics unless demands were met
ⓘ
greater representation of Black people on U.S. Olympic Committee ⓘ increased hiring of Black coaches ⓘ restoration of Muhammad Ali’s boxing title ⓘ |
| usedPlatform | Olympic Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.