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9781592136391

Silent Gesture

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  • ISBN13:

    9781592136391

  • ISBN10:

    1592136397

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-02-28
  • Publisher: Temple Univ Pr

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At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Tommie Smith and his teammate John Carlos came in first and third, respectively, in the 200-meter dash. As they received their medals, each man raised a black-gloved fist, creating an image that will always stand as an iconic representation of the complicated conflations of race, politics, and sports. In this, his autobiography, Smith fills out the story around that moment-how it came to be and where it led him. Smith engagingly describes his lifelong commitment to athletics, education, and human rights. He also dispels some of the myths surrounding his famous gesture of protest: contrary to legend, Smith was not a member of the Black Panthers, nor were his medals taken back by the Olympic Committee. Retelling the fear he felt in planning and carrying out his protest, the death threats against him, his difficulty in finding work, and his determination to live his values, he conveys the long, painful backlash that came with his fame, and his fate, all of which was wrapped up in his "silent gesture."

Table of Contents

Welcome Home
October 16, 1968
Out of the Fields
The Biggest City I've Ever Seen
Run Before You Walk
The Coach and the Professor
Linked Forever
No Gold, No Glove
Paying the Price
Going Underground
Families Lost, and Found
It Will Outlive Me
Epilogue: Silent and Eternal
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