Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice

Resource Information

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Label

Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice

Title remainder

raising my fist for justice

Statement of responsibility

Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile

Creator

• Smith, Tommie, 1944-

Contributor

• Anyabwile, Dawud, 1965-
• Barnes, Derrick

Author

• Smith, Tommie, 1944-
• Barnes, Derrick

Illustrator

• Anyabwile, Dawud, 1965-

Subject

• African Americans -- Biography | Cartoons and comics
• Autobiographical comics
• Comics (Graphic works)
• Graphic novels
• Graphic novels
• Historical comics
• Nonfiction comics
• Olympic Games, 1968, Mexico City, Mexico -- Cartoons and comics
• Olympic Games, 1968, Mexico City, Mexico -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Olympic Games, 1968, Mexico City, Mexico -- Juvenile literature
• Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Cartoons and comics
• Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Comic books, strips, etc
• Smith, Tommie, 1944- -- Juvenile literature
• Track and field athletes -- Cartoons and comics
• African American athletes -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
• Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• Track and field athletes -- United States -- Biography | Comic books, strips, etc
• African American athletes -- Biography | Juvenile literature
• African American athletes -- Cartoons and comics

Genre

• Comics (Graphic works)
• Graphic novels
• Historical comics
• Juvenile literature
• Nonfiction comics
• Comic books, strips, etc
• Biography
• Autobiographical comics
• Cartoons and comics

Language

eng

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, Victory. Stand! paints a stirring portrait of an iconic moment in Olympic history that still resonates today"--

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

LBSOR/DLC

Dewey number

• 796.42092
• [B]

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 13-18

Intended audience source

Norton Young Readers

LC call number

GV697.S65

LC item number

A3 2022

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Target audience

juvenile