The John Carlos Story Summary

In John Carlos autobiography The John Carlos Story , John Carlos and Dave Zirin wanted to tell his story of what all he went through as a black athlete and how he decided to deal with racism in the United States. This was written by John Carlos and an author named Dave Zirin. Dave Zirin wrote in the afterword section of the book about things he was currently going through that made him want to write about John Carlos or to hear his story. This book was about John and him starting from the very beginning and what type of person he was from very young. He told his story about being, “the Robin Hood of Harlem” and how he was always trying to give back to his community. He told about his family life and the type of parents he had and what they taught him, (Carlos 18). Dr. Carlos explained how he got involved in the Civil Rights movement through sports. He was young when he realized his dreams of being in the Olympics was going to be hard and hard not because of the athleticism …show more content…
It taught me more about what that picture I see in textbooks is really about and about John Carlos’s life. I love reading about a person's personal life and their struggles. John Carlos’s story really showed me how blacks were treated in the North and the South and even by other countries around the world. It also taught me how something as small as sports had a huge impact on his and many others lives. I can relate to him about being an athlete and knowing that is the only place that made someone feel free, but also see on a minor scale of course all the drama that comes with it. I being a white female never had to go through what John or the others had to got through, but I still felt being a female I had to prove myself to the boys. I had to be tough and not whimpy like everyone thought girls were I had to hold my own. Reading his story taught me, it is never just one person's struggle and goal it is usually greater than