Reviews with content warning for Racial slurs - Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

I am a history buff and yet I had not known much about Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes. This graphic novel was incredibly informative. I just wish that we got an inside look on how Tommie’s Smith family thought about his actions during the Olympics. The reason being is that he talked highly about his family throughout the entire graphic novel, except after the Olympics.

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largeicedtea's review

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dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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library_kb's review

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challenging informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I see why this one won so many awards--it is beautifully constructed, both text and images and such an interesting memoir and piece of history. I had seen the famous photo from the 1968 Olympics, but didn't know much about the story behind it. This book does a fantastic job introducing the reader to the historical context, as well as the personal thought process of participating in the protest, as well as what the consequences of that protest were. It does deal with some hard topics, but in a very honest and forthright way. For example, there is a lynching portrayed on page, so readers should be ready to deal with that truth of history. However, I think this is a book that will interest sports readers, graphic novel readers, and history readers, but should be read by so many more. Recommend middle school and up.

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madelinefmcguire's review

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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emordnilap's review

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5.0

so good!!

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