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The John Carlos story : the sports moment that changed the world
- Title
- The John Carlos story : the sports moment that changed the world / John Carlos ; with [preface by] Dave Zirin ; [foreword by Cornel West].
- Author
- Carlos, John.
- Publication
- Chicago, IL : Haymarket Books, 2011.
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- Additional Authors
- Carlos, John Wesley.
- Description
- xxi, 193 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- 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"--
- Subject
- Carlos, John, 1945-
- Olympic Games 1968 : Mexico City, Mexico)
- African American track and field athletes > Biography
- Track and field athletes > United States > Biography
- African American athletes > Political activity > History > 20th century
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
- SPORTS & RECREATION / History
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
- United States > Race relations > History > 20th century
- Call Number
- Sc D 11-2000
- ISBN
- 9781608461271
- 1608461270
- LCCN
- 2011017112
- OCLC
- 2011017112
- Author
- Carlos, John.
- Title
- The John Carlos story : the sports moment that changed the world / John Carlos ; with [preface by] Dave Zirin ; [foreword by Cornel West].
- Imprint
- Chicago, IL : Haymarket Books, 2011.
- Added Author
- Carlos, John Wesley.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 11-2000