The raised-fist icon has become closely tied to race and "doesn't have to be a specifically socialist symbol anymore," Kristian Niemietz, a London-based economist and author of the book "Socialism ...

Wide Angle The History Behind Trump’s Raised Fist How a symbol of Black Power and socialist liberation became one of the former president’s go-to gestures.

In these contexts, it was typically viewed as a symbol of solidarity with others who shared their views. In the 1960s, however, the raised fist became associated with the Black Power movement.

How the clenched fist came to define Black power. Smith and Carlos's use of the raised fist was a symbolic precursor to NFL player Colin Kaepernick's bent-knee protest in 2017, and the reaction ...

BBC writer Jon Kelly noted in 2012: “To this day the clenched fist holding a rose remains the logo of the Socialist International, to which the UK Labour party is affiliated, as well as a number ...

The raised fist has been used by fascists, socialists, communists, Black Power advocates and even golfer Tiger Woods. It’s also Donald Trump’s favorite public gesture.

The raised fist has been employed by a wide variety of groups for several different purposes. In the early 20th century, for example, it was associated with socialism, communism and labor unions ...