Georgia State University Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University History Dissertations Department of History 2-18-2009 Stand Up and Be Counted: The Black Athlete, Black Power and Stand Up and Be Counted: The Black Athlete, Black Power and The 1968 Olympic Project for Human Rights The 1968 Olympic Project for Human Rights Dexter L. Blackman Georgia State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/history_diss Recommended Citation Recommended Citation Blackman, Dexter L., "Stand Up and Be Counted: The Black Athlete, Black Power and The 1968 Olympic Project for Human Rights." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2009. https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/history_diss/22 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of History at ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in History Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University. For more information, please contact scholarworks@gsu.edu.