African American Olympians

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/African_American_Olympians
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label African American Olympians
gptkbp:notableAchievement broke racial barriers in Olympic sports
won gold medals in track and field, gymnastics, swimming, basketball, boxing, and more
contributed to civil rights awareness through sports
first African American Olympic gold medalist: John Baxter Taylor Jr. (1908)
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gptkb:Ralph_Metcalfe
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Carmelo Anthony
Grant Hill
Kobe Bryant
Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised fists in 1968 Olympics
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