2012 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary WorkBiography/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 storyand 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 controversy and career fallout. Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most iconic images of Olympic history and the Black Power movement. Here...