- Black fist
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Name = The Black Fist
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Symbol =The Black Fist, also known as The
Black Power Fist is a visualmeme generally associated withBlack Nationalism and, sometimes,Socialism .It is one graphical representation of the
Raised fist salute.It is also often incorporated into iconography related to other issues and themes which are supported by or related to many branches of Black Nationalism, as well as
Socialism .Probably its most widely-known usage is by the
Black Panther Party in the1960s .The raised fist was used as the salute of theBlack Panther Party . At the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City , medal winnersJohn Carlos andTommie Smith gave the raised fist salute during the American national anthem as a sign of black power and protest on behalf of the Olympic Project for Human Rights. For this, they were barred from further Olympic activities.ymbol
The fist may represent union, as "many weak fingers can come together to create a strong fist", and is also used to express solidarity. This symbolism may have sprung from usage of the clenched fist by trade unions.
The fist often represents "Power" (as in "with an iron fist") or "Strength" and The color
Black representsBlack Nationalism .ee also
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Raised fist
*Red fist
*White fist
*1968 Olympics Black Power salute External links
* [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034435/Race-row-Black-Power-statue-meant-bring-community-together.html Race row over 'Black Power' statue] from Mail Online News
References
*cite web |last=Cushing |first=Lincoln |date=
January 25 ,2006 |url=http://www.docspopuli.org/articles/Fist.html |title=A brief history of the 'clenched fist' image |work=Docs Populi |accessdate=2006-03-22
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