Wyomia Tyus

A Quiet Demonstration and a Long Shadow

Few noticed Wyomia Tyus’s subtle gesture in support of human rights at the 1968 Olympics. But her act is part…

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Changed the Game: Wyomia Tyus made Olympic history in 1968 and no one cared

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Tyus became the first person in history — man or woman —…

3 years ago