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The John Carlos Story

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By (author): Cornell West Dave Zinn John Carlos

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. Now John Carlos tells his own version of the story, in conjunction with Dave Zirin, author of the groundbreaking People's History of Sports in the United States (The New Press, 2009, available from Turnaround). Carlos' eye-opening and immensely readable autobiography finally introduces the man behind the salute. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 279g
  • Dimensions: 140 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Feb 2013
  • Publisher: Haymarket Books
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781608462247

About Cornell WestDave ZinnJohn Carlos

John Wesley Carlos: John Carlos is an African American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was a founding member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights and won the bronze-medal in the 200 meters race at the 1968 Summer Olympics. His black power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith caused much political controversy. He went on to equal the world record in the 100 yard dash and beat the 200 meters world record. After his track career he enjoyed brief stints in the National Football League and Canadian Football League but retired due to injury. He became involved with the United States Olympic Committee and helped to organize the 1984 Summer Olympics. He later became a track coach at a high school in Palm Springs where he now resides. He was inducted into the USA Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2003. John Carlos Memoir is his first book. Dave Zirin is the author of four books including Bad Sports A Peoples' History of Sports in the United States What's My Name Fool! and Welcome to the Terrordome. He writes the popular weekly column The Edge of Sports (edgeofsports.com) and is a regular contributor to SI.com SLAM The Los Angeles Times and The Nation where he is the publications first Sports Editor. He lives in Washington D.C..

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