Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

"On Oct. 16, 1968, Tommie Smith’s life changed forever. Not only did he win the gold medal in the 200-meter sprint at the Mexico City Olympics, but he and his teammate John Carlos made a decision that would send shock waves around the world. Raising their black-gloved fists on the medal podium to protest racial injustice, the men were vilified for decades, were called traitors and even received death threats. Smith, together with Newbery Honor-winning author Derrick Barnes, tells his singularly powerful story to young readers for the first time in this electrifyingly illustrated graphic novel. (For ages 13 to 18)"