Victory. Stand! | Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes

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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/70179 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Victory. Stand! Author: Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes Narrator: Korey Jackson Format: mp3 Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins Release date: 01-23-24 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Sports & Outdoors Publisher's Summary: On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.

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