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THE JOHN CARLOS STORY
The Sports Moment that Changed the World
By John Carlos, with Dave Zirin
Foreword by Cornel West
Haymarket Books (2013, English rights in North America)
Paper • ISBN-13:9781608462247• US $15.95 • 240 pgs.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and career fallout.
John carlos catalan biography books
Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most evocative images of Olympic history and the Black Power movement. Here is the remarkable story of one of the men behind the salute, lifelong activist John Carlos. The John Carlos Story was an NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work Biography/Autobiography.
PRAISE:
“The John Carlos Story is the remarkable chronicle of an epic life sketched against the defining crisis of race in America.
Carlos’ athletic genius on the field is matched by his heroic will to overcome trials and tribulations in his personal life, and to f