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Everything You Need to Know About African Americans in the Olympics, Then and Now
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Olympic Gold Medalist Lee Evans Dead at 74
Lee Evans, who wore a black beret and lifted his fist in protest at the podium during the 1968 Olympics, has died at a hospital in Nigeria. He was 74. The Washington Post and USA Track and Field report that prior to his passing on May 19, Evans suffered a stroke and his family intended…