<I>Revolt of the Black Athlete</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1969
name: label: Published by
content: Free Press, American, 1947 - 2012
label: Written by
content: Harry Edwards, American, born 1942
label: Subject of
content: Olympic Project for Human Rights, American, 1967 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
notes: label: Description
content: A copy of the book, The Revolt of the Black Athlete, written by Harry Edwards. The front cover of the book features an image of Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos raising their fists in the air at the medal ceremony during the 1968 Summer Olympics. Text above the image reads: [Harry Edwards / The Revolt Of The Black Athlete]. The book consists of 202 pages of text and photographs. The title page has several library inscriptions and a library sticker. The back of the last page has a library card slip. The back of the book has a photograph taken by Ted Streshinsky of Harry Edwards and an unidentified man. The photograph features the two men talking. Only the back of the man to the right of the image is visible. Edwards, the man at center, wears a dark jacket with pins and a dark beret and sunglasses. He is holding a cigarette with his proper right hand. Under the photograph white text reads: [Harry Edwards / Photo by Ted Streshinsky - PIX / 90900].
place: label: Place printed
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Dr. Harry Edwards
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.66.8
objectType: label: Type
content: books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1969 The Free Press
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (closed): 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (21.6 × 14.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (opened): 8 1/2 × 12 7/16 in. (21.6 × 31.6 cm)