Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.5
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
8939
Points per Word
0.000224
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.03125
Series
Captured History Sports
Description
Tommie Smith and John Carlos made history at the 1968 Summer Olympics by staging a silent protest against racial injustice. A LIFE magazine photograph seen by millions would ensure that the event was remembered as a symbol of the battle for equality.