Power from the Podium

Power from the Podium: The Story of Black Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos, is a passionately written and richly illustrated story of two Olympic icons whose silent Black Power protest at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. From the awards podium during the playing of the American National Anthem, these men sent a powerful message about race that reverberated globally, transforming world consciousness about race in America as well as changing their lives forever. Remembered as courageous tra