Harry Edwards On Olympic Project For Human Rights

KTVU news footage from August 2, 1968, featuring scenes from a press conference by sociologist and former Black Panther Dr. Harry Edwards, who is discussing his plans for the Olympic Project for Human Rights. Dr. Edwards was the architect of this project - which protested against racial segregation in the U.S. and racism in sports - and led to the Black Power Salute on the 1968 Mexico Olympics 200m race podium, by American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos. With regards to the U.S. Olympic team's selection process for the Mexico games, he states that: "We are going to try and make the situation as chaotic as we possibly can." This 16mm b&w reversal film print was scanned in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in November 2025.