White man in the photo is the 'third hero' that night in 1968

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This last October marks the ninth anniversary of Peter Norman's passing. Most people don't know Norman. Pictured below, Norman is perhaps "the third hero of that night in 1968," writes Italian writer Riccardo Gazzaniga.

With permission from Gazzaniga and Griot Magazine, SF Globe reprints Gazzaniga's essay on Norman here:
Sometimes photographs deceive. Take this one, for example. It represents John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s rebellious gesture the day they won medals for the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and it certainly deceived me for a long time. To continue reading, please visit: http://sfglobe.com/2015/12/07/white-man-in-the-photo-is-the-third-hero-that-night-in-1968/