Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith by David Steele, Delois Smith, Tommie Smith

Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith

David Steele, Delois Smith, Tommie Smith

268 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir sports informative reflective slow-paced
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At the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith and his teammate John Carlos came in first and third in the 200-metre sprint. In this text, Smith explains why, as they received their medals, both men raised a black-gloved fist, creating an image that has symbo...

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