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.
About the Author
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.
Awards
Winner of Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults 2023. Commended for Coretta Scott King Award (Author) 2023 and Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator) 2023 and National Book Awards (Young People's Lit.) 2022.
Book Information
ISBN 9781324003908
Author Tommie Smith
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 609g
Dimensions(mm) 251mm * 173mm * 20mm
