| Description |
200 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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| Note |
Chiefly illustrations |
| Summary |
"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 winnerin 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 victoryand Olympic podium protest. Cowritten with Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Honor 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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Audience |
Ages: 13-18 Norton Young Readers |
| Subject |
Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Juvenile literature
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Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Comic books, strips, etc
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Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico) -- Juvenile literature
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Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico) -- Comic books, strips, etc
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Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
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African American athletes -- Biography. -- Juvenile literature
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African American athletes -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies.
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Graphic novels.
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| Subject |
Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Cartoons and comics
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Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico) -- Cartoons and comics
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Track and field athletes -- Cartoons and comics
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African American athletes -- Cartoons and comics
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African Americans -- Biography -- Cartoons and comics
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Graphic novels
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Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Olympic Games, 1968 (Mexico City, Mexico) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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African American athletes -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Track athletics -- United States -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Added Author |
Barnes, Derrick, author
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Anyabwile, Dawud, 1965- artist
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| ISBN |
9781324003908 : HRD 22.95 |
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