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

CARLOS, John with Dave Zirin.

$300.00

Item Number: 146175

Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2011.

First edition of the remarkable story of John Carlos, best known for raising his black-gloved fist as a salute to Black Power and human rights on the 1968 Olympic podium. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Lenz We live to make history! Much Love! John Carlos Dr. John Carlos 68+2012.” Foreword by Dr. Cornel West. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith's Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and a career fallout. Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most iconic images of Olympic history and the Black Power Movement. "It was a statement for the ages. This act of righteous defiance lifted us all to a new level of dignity and shared responsibility to improve the conditions of the poor the world over... But the price of heroism if high, John Carlos paid and this is his story" (Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr.)