Title: Victory. Stand!Book List: Award Winning Teen Nonfiction for High Schoolers, Interesting Nonfiction & Biographies for Teens
Author: Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes
Genre: Teen
Add on GoodreadsYALSA Award for Excellence in NonFiction (2023)
Coretta Scott King Award Nominee (2023)
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. 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.
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