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Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice
Title:
Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice
Summary:
On October 16, 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 Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Honor 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. -- Amazon.
Audience:
Ages 13-18 Norton Young Readers.
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
200 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
Publisher:
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company,
Publication Date:
2022
ISBN:
9781324003908

9781324052159
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2022]

©2022
Award Note:
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, 2023.

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 2023.
Call Number:
YA SMITH
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