Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice | 
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In this video I talk about 6 books I‘ve finished recently: Recent Reads June 13: #Pride month #CaribAThon #comics #trans #memoir #booktube #LGBTQ #blackauthors
https://youtu.be/iqxSNEBFDMw
In this video I talk about 6 books I‘ve finished recently: Recent Reads June 13: #Pride month #CaribAThon #comics #trans #memoir #booktube #LGBTQ #blackauthors
https://youtu.be/iqxSNEBFDMw
pickI knew nothing about Olympic gold medallist Tommie Smith before reading this memoir. What an amazing individual! Smith and his teammate John Carlos raised their fists in 1968 on the winners‘ podium to bring awareness to racial injustice in the USA and South Africa. “We had to be seen because we weren‘t being heard.” An astounding life story told in a gripping manner with the help of writer Derrick Barnes & illustrator Dawud Anyabwile. #comics
Context for Tommie Smith‘s raised fist at the 1968 Olympics include the story of the first time a professional sporting event — the annual All-Star AFL — was rescheduled as a result of Black athletes unifying to combat racial discrimination. They refused to play in New Orleans, where they were denied access to hotels and restaurants, so the game took place in Houston Texas instead.
pickThis was beautifully illustrated in black and white which felt accurate to the 1960s timeline. I learned so much about the Author and the protests by college athletes.
pickWhat a fantastic book. I even learned a few new things about Tommie Smith. A must read.
pickThis book just won YALSA‘s Award for Excellence in nonfiction, as well as as a Coretta Scott King Author Honor. Well deserved! This trio of authors/artists created a beautiful record of this important true story.
pickA 2022 National Book Award for Young People‘s Literature Finalist. Tommie Smith won gold (track-and-field) at the 1968 Olympic Games. While on the podium he raised his fist in protest for racial justice. This powerful graphic memoir follows his journey from a sharecropper‘s child to that iconic moment.
pickTommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the Olympic podium in 1968, sacrificing their sporting careers (and frankly, risking their lives) to speak out against the injustices suffered by Black Americans. Victory, Stand gives us the background not only of Smith's life but provides context for his historic decision. Smith's memoir is powerful and brilliantly translated into a graphic novel.
