Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice

On 16 October 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships. In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest. Cowritten with Newbery Honour and Coretta Scott King Author Honour recipient Derrick Barnes and illustrated with bold and muscular artwork from Emmy Award-winning illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand! paints a stirring portrait of an iconic moment in Olympic history that still resonates today.

ISBN:	9781324052159
Publisher:	Norton Young Readers
Imprint:	Norton Young Readers
Published date:	27 Sep 2022
DEWEY:	796.42092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	208
Weight:	464g
Height:	244mm
Width:	168mm
Spine width:	13mm

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