The John Carlos story
Subtitle: the sports moment that changed the world
By: Dave Zirin, John Wesley Carlos ; [foreword by] Cornel West
Contributors: Carlos, John Wesley
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781608461271
Subjects: Race relations; SPORTS & RECREATION / History; Political activity; Olympic Games (19th : 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico); BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political; African American athletes; African American track and field athletes; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports; History; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies; Biography; Track and field athletes
Description: "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"--