Paragraph Style - Colin McCormick.

During this act of defiance both Smith and Carlos were attempting to show the world and bring to light the discrimination and inequality in the United States at the time of the historical Civil Rights Movement. The two athletes “wore gloves to represent black America, and removed their shoes and wore black socks to symbolize the poverty of the African black community” (Simon Burnton, Paragraph 6). By acting out in such a manner on global television, the two athletes were able to reach millions of people with their message of black power in America. This act was met with severe criticism from the white community, and viewed as un-patriotic, the two athletes were kicked off of the United States. track and field team, as well as sent home and banned from the Olympics (Cosgrove Paragraph 3). The shaming of these two individuals continued in the United States among the white community, however the African American community greeted them as heroes who sacrificed their glory on national television for the greater cause of civil equality.

2. The real character of focus within this paragraph is 'black power'
3. The purpose of this paragraph is to inform the reader of the events that transpired during this protest, and the outcomes that they had on the characters being discussed.