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Victory. Stand! - Raising My Fist for Justice (Paperback)
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Victory. Stand! - Raising My Fist for Justice (Paperback)
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Loot Price R452
Discovery Miles 4 520
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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.
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