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Author
Publisher
Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"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....
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The 1968 US men's Olympic track and field team won 12 gold medals and set six world records at the Mexico City Games, one of the most dominant performances in Olympic history. The team featured such legends as Tommie Smith, Bob Beamon, Al Oerter, and Dick Fosbury. Fifty years later, the team is mostly remembered for embodying the tumultuous social and racial climate of 1968. The Black Power protest of Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the victory stand...
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Tommie Smith, the gold medalist who is known for raising his fist after accepting a medal at the '68 Olympic games in protest of racial inequality, looks back 50 years to the moment that helped define a movement and changed the course of his life forever.
Author
Publisher
Compass Point Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Two American athletes made history at the 1968 Summer Olympics, but not on the track. They staged a silent protest against racial injustice. Tommie Smith and John Carlos, gold and bronze medalists in the 200-meter sprint, stood with heads bowed and black-gloved fists raised as the national anthem played during the medal ceremony. The Australian silver medalist wore a human rights badge in support. All three would pay a heavy price for their activism....
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith's Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and career fallout. Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most iconic images of Olympic history and the Black Power movement. Here is the remarkable story of one of the men behind the salute, lifelong activist John Carlos"--
Publisher
Producciones Mexicanas Discográficas, S.A. de C.V
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
Ciudad de México, 1968: A medida que México se prepara para ser el país anfitrión de los Juegos Olímpicos, la Ciudad de México se encuentra bajo la mirada microscópica del resto del mundo y por eso el gobierno se esmera por embellecer la ciudad y por darle al mundo una imagen de estabilidad, pero la Capital está más inquieta que nunca y ya que los estudiantes salen a la calle en marchas y motínes para protestar contra el gobierno autoritario....
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