Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice

Author/Creator:

Smith, Tommie, 1944- author

Publication/Creation:

New York, NY : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2022]

Format:

Book

Edition:

First edition.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice / Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile

Variant Titles:

Stand! : raising my fist for justice
Raising my fist for justice

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Barnes, Derrick, author
Anyabwile, Dawud, 1965-, illustrator

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Graphic novels
Comics (Graphic works)
Autobiographical comics
Nonfiction comics
Historical comics
Social issue comics

Subjects:

Smith, Tommie,1944---Comic books, strips, etc
Smith, Tommie,1944---Juvenile literature
Carlos, John,1945---Comic books, strips, etc
Carlos, John,1945---Juvenile literature
Olympic Games(19th :1968 :Mexico City, Mexico)--Comic books, strips, etc
Olympic Games(19th :1968 :Mexico City, Mexico)--Juvenile literature
Track and field athletes--United States--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
Track and field athletes--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
African American athletes--Biography--Comic books, strips, etc
African American athletes--Biography--Juvenile literature

Description/Summary

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 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 Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient Derrick Barnes, and illustrated with bold and muscular artwork from Emmy Award-winning illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, this book paints a stirring portrait of an iconic moment in Olympic history that still resonates. --
"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. 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." --

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

200 pages : chiefly illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm

Awards:

Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, 2023
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 2023.
YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, 2023.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937718386202486

ISBN:

9781324003908
1324003901
9781324052159
1324052155

OCLC Number:

1294286116

Barcode:

010003539545