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mountain grammy

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5. I'm so glad about this and only wish Peter Norman was still alive.
Sun Sep 25, 2016, 10:27 PM
Sep 2016

I recently read a story about the close relationship he had with Smith and Carlos. They were pall bearers at his funeral.

I remember this so well, my son was 6 months old. I never thought it was a "black power" salute like everyone got so worked up about and I completely agreed with their gesture. Life in the streets was actually worse in those days. You know why? No cameras. People just died because they resisted arrest, ran into my flashlight, case closed, go home, shut up.

My first husband was furious, all kinds of righteous anger. Another reason he's my first husband.

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