Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice / Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile.
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TextPublication details: New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Co., [2022]Edition: 1st edDescription: 200 p. : chiefly ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781324052159Subject(s): Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Comic books, strips, etc | Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Juvenile literature | Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Cartoons and comics | Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico) -- Comic books, strips, etc | Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico) -- Juvenile literature | Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico) -- Cartoons and comics | Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc | Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | African American athletes -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc | African American athletes -- Biography. -- Juvenile literature | Cartoons and comics | Track and field athletes -- Cartoons and comics | African American athletes -- Cartoons and comics | African Americans -- Biography -- Cartoons and comicsGenre/Form: Educational comics. | Nonfiction comics. | Comics (Graphic works) | Autobiographical comics.DDC classification: 796.42/092 | B LOC classification: GV697.S65 | A3 2022Awards: Coretta Scott King Award, 2023 | YALSA Non Fiction, 2023Summary: "A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports--and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
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"A groundbreaking and timely graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports--and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. 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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Coretta Scott King Award, 2023
YALSA Non Fiction, 2023
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