Victory. Stand!
Raising My Fist for Justice
Published on 7. October 2022
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-324-00390-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: From Eighth Grade to College Freshman, Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
Black-and-white illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 166 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
588 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-324-00390-8 (9781324003908)
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09/2022
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Persons
Tommie Smith is a former Olympic track-and-field gold medalist. He lives outside Atlanta, Georgia. Derrick Barnes has received both a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dawud Anyabwile is an Emmy Award-winning illustrator and comic artist based in Atlanta, Georgia.