Victory. Stand! - Raising My Fist for Justice

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.

Product details

• Authors: Dawud Anyabwile, Anyabwile Dawud, Derrick Barnes, Barnes Derrick, Tommie Smith
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2022
• EAN: 9781324003908
• ISBN: 978-1-324-00390-8
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 251 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 609 g
• Illustrations: Black-and-white illustrations throughout
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / General, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Biography, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / General, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage), Graphic Novels: True Stories & Non-Fiction, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Social Topics / General, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, olympics;memoir;sports;civil rights;history;tommie smith