NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - From left to right: 1968 Olympic medalists Peter Norman, of Austrailian, Lee Evans, John Carlos and Tommie Smith look on during the statue unveiling ceremony at San Jose State University in San Jose, California, USA, on October 17, 2005. The University unveiled at statue honoring the protest by of San Jose State sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos during the 1968 Mexico Olympic medal ceremony. Photo by Jim Gensheimer/San Jose Mercury News/KRT/Cameleo

The war on statues: Should we topple old racists or preserve history?

Olympian Peter Norman, a non Indigenous man from Australia stood with two Black Americans at the 1968 Olymopic Games in support of their campaign against racism. This story came up in Melbourne's Murcdoch daily today and this is how they worded the story in the sub-heading: "An Aussie sprinter who was way ahead of his time with his iconic stance at the 1968 Olympics, ended up paying a heavy price for his defiant act." His only defiant act was to stand with two athleles against racism in 1968, an