Student Center Ballroom B

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, in one of the most controversial moments in American sports history, gold medal winner Tommie Smith raised his black-gloved fist in the air in quiet defiance as "The Star-Spangled Banner" roared through the stadium and into millions of television sets across America. With Drawn Arms journeys deep into the catastrophic toll that it took on Tommie's life by uncovering the public vilification, death threats and professional boycott he endured following his Olympic career.

For more information on this event, contact Mo.phillips@sonoma.edu

Join us in these follow-up discussions:

Dr Akilah Carter-Francique, Executive Director of the  Institute for the Study of Sport, Society, and Social Change at  San Jose State University - March 14th @ 7 P.M.

Tommie Smith, American former track and field athlete and former wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first time the 20-second barrier was broken officially. - April 5th @ 7 P.M., Student Center Ballroom A