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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.
A poetic story of a Young mans dream of Revelations.
An epic poem about a youths experiences growing up.
At the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith and his teammate John Carlos
came in first and third in the 200-metre sprint. In this text,
Smith explains why, as they received their medals, both men raised
a black-gloved fist, creating an image that has symbolized the
conflicts of race, politics, and sports.
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