220 pages
English language
Published Jan. 24, 2013 by Haymarket Books.
John Carlos Story
"How Can You Ask Someone to Live in the World, and Not Have Something to Say about Injustice?"
Dave Zirin, John Wesley Carlos, Cornel West: John Carlos Story (2013, Haymarket Books)
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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"--
Subjects
- Olympics
- African americans, biography
- Track and field athletes
- African american athletes
- United states, race relations