The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World

by Dave Zirin and John Carlos

Book Overview

2012 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Work--Biography/Autobiography

"A powerful and poignant memoir."--Cornel West, from the foreword

"John Carlos is an American hero. And finally he has written a memoir to tell us his story--and a powerful story it is. I couldn't put this book down."--Michael Moore

Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith's Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608461270
• ISBN13: 9781608461271
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.2"