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Victory. Stand! - Raising My Fist for Justice (Hardcover)
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Victory. Stand! - Raising My Fist for Justice (Hardcover)
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List price R667
Loot Price R566
Discovery Miles 5 660
You Save R101 (15%)
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On 16 October 1968, during the medal ceremonyat the Mexico City
Olympics, Tommie Smith, thegold medal winner in the 200-meter
sprint, andJohn Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on thepodium
in black socks and raised their black-glovedfists to protest racial
injustice inflicted upon AfricanAmericans. Both men were forced to
leave theOlympics, received death threats and faced ostracismand
continuing economic hardships. In his first-ever memoir for young
readers, TommieSmith looks back on his childhood growing up in
ruralTexas through to his stellar athletic career, culminatingin
his historic victory and Olympic podium protest.Cowritten with
Newbery Honor and Coretta ScottKing Author Honor recipient Derrick
Barnes andillustrated with bold and muscular artwork fromEmmy
Award-winning illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand! paints a
stirring portrait of an iconicmoment in Olympic history that still
resonates today.
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