Greetings. So moving to feel the amount of Love and Concern that this &lt; 3 minute long stance in 1968, still has today. Talk about historical resonance... I just wanted to further clarify (as the artist who conceived of and built the sculpture) in dialogue with Associated Students of San Jose State University and John Carlos and Tommy Smith that the mandate I received: &quot;To build a sculpture honoring Tommie Smith, John Carlos and Student Activism&quot;. Both John and Tommie are alumni of SJSU. So I wanted to point out, aside from the remarkable courage of John and Tommie&#x27;s gesture, the important role solidarity and camaraderie play in any movement, not to mention it also requiring a particular type of courage. Also I really wanted the sculpture to not be a memorial but an active place. Thus the sculpture becomes a speaker&#x27;s box where anyone - students in particular - is invited to &quot;Step Up and Take a Stand&quot; emulating Peter Norman while these giants, Tommie and John, &quot;got their backs&quot;. I must say it was a joy to meet Peter Norman at the sculpture&#x27;s dedication 10 years ago and get a sample of his great sense of humor. He told me how much he appreciated the sculpture and noted - in between laughs - &quot;People used to look at the photo and say &#x27;Who is the white guy?&#x27;, now they will look at the sculpture and say &#x27;where is the white guy?&#x27;. I ran into my van, grabbed a copy of the poster&#x2F;photograph and with white-out pen and markers drew a speech bubble inscribed &quot;Where is the white guy&quot; and gifted the poster to him. We both smiled... I guess as two &quot;white guys&quot; who feel strongly about the potential for building alliances across bigotry gaps, without needing to ask for credit.<p>On the second place&#x27;s podium floor it reads &quot;Fellow Athlete Australian Peter Norman Stood Here in Solidarity - Step Up and Take a Stand&quot;.
The white man in the sculpture