By: Alyssa Wilson Lee Evans, the iconic sprinter who wore a black beret at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday at the age of 74. According to the Associated Press, he suffered from a stroke one week ago and his family was trying to relocate him to the United States from Nigeria, where he was coaching track. From @AP: “Lee Evans, who won two gold medals at the racially charged 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and at a presentation ceremony wore a Black Panther-style beret and raised his fist to protest racism in the United States, died Wednesday. He was […]
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