Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting) - Softcover

Smith, Tommie; Smith, Delois; Steele, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592136400 ISBN 13: 9781592136407

Publisher: Temple University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The Olympic gold medal-winning track athlete best remembered for raising his black-gloved right fist while on the medal winner's podium at the 1968 Olympics discusses what the gesture meant to him and its lasting impact on his life as an educator and coach. Reprint.

About this title

Book Description:

The story of the most famous protest in sports history, written by one of the men who staged it.

From the Back Cover:

"In a season of discontent and tragedy, at a time when there was so little reason for hopefulness, Tommie Smith refused to be cowed. Risking nothing less than their futures, he and John Carlos made a statement that could not be ignored. Finally, Smith tells us his story, a story as significant as any ever told by an athlete. Silent Gesture will be invaluable to anyone who hopes to understand a turbulent time and an act of true courage."
--Jeremy Schaap, author of Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics and Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

About this edition

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1592136400
• ISBN 13: 9781592136407
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288