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Also by Tommie Smith:

Silent Gesture, June 2008
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Silent Gesture, June 2008
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Silent Gesture, June 2008
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Silent Gesture
Tommie Smith, Delois Smith, David Steele

The Autobiography of Tommie Smith

Temple University Press
June 2008
On Sale: May 28, 2008
288 pages
ISBN: 1592136400
EAN: 9781592136407
Paperback
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Non-Fiction Sports

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 life-long 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."

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