Victory. Stand!
What's Victory. Stand! About
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest. Cowritten with Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient Derrick Barnes and illustrated with bold and muscular artwork from Emmy Award-winning illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, Victory. Stand! paints a stirring portrait of an iconic moment in Olympic history that still resonates today.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Derrick Barnes, a graduate of Jackson State University, is the author of eight books, including the popular series Ruby and the Booker Boys. He also wrote bestselling copy for Hallmark as the first African American male staff writer for the company. Barnes resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife and four sons.
Dawud Anyabwile is an Emmy Award winning artist, illustrator and co-creator of the groundbreaking Comic Book Series, Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline. Anyabwile has worked with companies such as Cartoon Network, Turner Studios, NBA TV, Nickelodeon, and many others as a character designer, storyboard artist, illustrator and concept artist. Anyabwile illustrated the graphic novel adaptation of the New York Times best selling novel, Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA Anyabwile now volunteers, teaches art classes to young students, and gives lectures when he isn’t working on his art. Instagram @brothermancomix
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781324003908
- Publication Date
- September 27, 2022
- Publisher
- Norton Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- September 27, 2022
- Page Count
- 208
- Audience
- Young Adult
- Reading Age
- 13 - 17 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2022030776
- Lexile® Level
- GN870L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~U
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 2
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 521834
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- UG
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