Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level
5.9
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
15711
Points per Word
0.000127
Page Count
208
Points per Page
0.009615
Description
In 1968 at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos stood on the podium in black socks and raised their fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Book contains violence and racism. The coauthor is Derrick Barnes.