[Public Domain Review] The First Olympic Protest

Wed Jul 25 09:23:57 UTC 2012

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  THE FIRST OLYMPIC PROTEST

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**With the 2012 Olympics about to get underway in London, Rebecca 
Jenkins looks back to when the city first hosted the event and how a mix 
up with flags gave birth to the first Olympic protest.
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<http://publicdomainreview.org/2012/07/25/the-first-olympic-protest/>

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