Title:
The John Carlos story : the sports moment that changed the world / John Carlos with Dave Zirin ; [foreword by Cornel West].
Author:
Carlos, John, 1945-
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Publication Information:
Chicago, IL : Haymarket Books, 2011.
Call Number:
GV1061.15 .C37 Z47 2011
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Abstract:
"Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith's Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and career fallout. Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most iconic images of Olympic history and the Black Power movement. Here is the remarkable story of one of the men behind the salute, lifelong activist John Carlos"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781608461271
9781608462247
Physical Description:
xxi, 193 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Contents:
To sleep with anger -- Harlem world -- Street level protest: "you have forty-eight hours ..." -- Trouble in Texas -- 1968 -- The medal stand -- The unraveling -- Efforts at resurrection -- Save your redemption -- John W. Carlos's track and field records.
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