The John Carlos story : the sports moment that changed the world John Carlos with Dave Zirin ; [foreword by Cornel West]. text
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TextPublication details: Chicago, IL Haymarket Books 2011Description: 193 p. HBKISBN: 9781608461271 (hardback)Subject(s): SPORTS & RECREATION / History | Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico) | Track and field athletes - United States - Biography | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political | African American athletes - Political activity - History - 20th century | African American track and field athletes - Biography | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports | Carlos, John, 1945- | United States - Race relations - History - 20th centuryDDC classification: 920 CAR Summary: "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.
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"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.
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