A review by celevstial
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

I’m not usually a big graphic novel reader, but I’m so happy I decided to pick this one up! Tommie Smith is an amazing storyteller, and combined with the wonderful illustrations I felt as if I was right there with him as he told about his life. The main reason why I’m giving Victory. Stand! four stars instead of five is that I felt that the section taking place after the Olympics was very rushed, and I would’ve liked to have seen more of Tommie’s life in the 70s and 80s. But aside from that, the story flowed very smoothly, and I loved that Tommie included aspects of his faith throughout! This book is so accessible and has so many different layers, I definitely recommend it!
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