Olympic Project for Human Rights

Olympic Project for Human Rights

The Olympic Project for Human Rights or OPHR was an organisation established by sociologist Harry Edwards and others, including noted Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos, in October 1967. The aim of the organization was to protest racial segregation in the United States and elsewhere (such as South Africa), and racism in sport generally. Smith noted that the project was about human rights, of "all humanity, even those who denied us ours."[1] Most members of the OPHR were African American athletes or community leaders.

The group advocated a boycott of the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Whilst the boycott largely failed to materialize, African American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos and Australian sprinter Peter Norman wore OPHR patches during the medal ceremony for the 200 meter race. Tommie Smith and John Carlos also raised their hands in a black power salute during the playing of the US national anthem. Despite being a primarily African American organization, the OPHR was supported by white athletes such as Norman and members of the Harvard University rowing team.

References

  1. ^ Silent Gesture - Autobiography of Tommie Smith (excerpt via Google Books) - Smith, Tommie & Steele, David, Temple University Press, 2007, ISBN 159213639

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