John Carlos, Cornel West, and Dave Zirin to speak at NYU October 12, 2011

John Carlos, Cornel West, and Dave Zirin to speak at NYU and launch the long-awaited memoir, The John Carlos Story.

This event it FREE. Go to http://johncarlosstory.eventbrite.com/ to reserve a place.

Ticketing is first come, first-served, with priority given to NYU students.

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 is the remarkable story of one of the men behind the salute, lifelong activist, John Carlos.