Standing 23 feet tall, the Olympic black power statue celebrates the pair of San Jose State University alumni track and field legends.
On the first place pedestal stands Tommie Smith.
On the second place pedestal, a quote is written.
On the third place pedestal stands John Carlos.
"FELLOW ATHLETE AUSTRALIAN PETER NORMAN STOOD HERE IN SOLIDARITY TAKE A STAND"
The statues are made of fiberglass over a steel framework covered colorful in ceramic tiles.
The pedestal made of concrete with the number one being the tallest, two being the second and three being the shortest.
The base color for the tile is dark blue imitating the color of their uniform with an accent of red and white symbolizing the American flag.
Smith's uniform is zipped up.
Smith is looking down with his eye eyes closed as he raises his fisted right hand with a black glove to the sky.
On his left-hand holds a two by five tiles of oak leaves with a brown framing about it.
On the front of Smith's uniform just below the chest is numbered 307 with a white base and blue numbered ceramic tile.
Green tiled lanyard wraps around his neck with a metal at the bottom of the lanyard just above the numbers.
Just behind Smith is a left Puma shoe colored black and white.
Carlos with wide open eyes has an intense expression on his face as he stares the back of Smith.
Carlos' goatee shines as the sunlight hits.
He raises his fisted left hand with a glove and a band wrapped around his wrist.
Carlos has his jersey unzipped, separating the numbers 25 and nine left and right.
Around his neck are a green lanyard with a medal at the end reaching just above his chest and another lanyard colored green, red and yellow going down to his waist.
On the back of Carlos' jersey are the numbers 259.
Like Smith, Carlos has the left side of his Puma shoe in black and white.
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