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Joe Louis: Black Champion in White America (Dover Books on Sports and Popular Recreations) by Mead, Chris, 1959-; Mead, Chris, 1959- Champion--Joe Louis, Black hero in White America is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>This critically acclaimed biography chronicles the life and times of Joe Louis, the famed African-American pugilist. Known affectionately as "The Brown Bomber," Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship for a record eleven years and blazed a trail in professional sports for Jackie Robinson and other black athletes.</p> <p>A dynamic combination of sports and social history, this narrative traces the champion's rise from abject poverty in the segregated South to his gradual acceptance and eventual adulation by the American public of the 1930s and '40s. Dramatic accounts of his triumphs in the ring include his finest hour: the 1938 defeat of Max Schmeling, Hitler's champion, which made Louis the living symbol of American freedom and human rights. Fourteen photographs illustrate this compelling biography.</p> <p>Dover (2010) unabridged republication of Champion-Joe Louis, Black Hero in White America, originally published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1985.</p>

Author

Mead, Chris, 1959-; Mead, Chris, 1959- Champion--Joe Louis, Black hero in White America

Publisher

Dover ; David & Charles [distributor

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780486471822

Subjects

Sports, Anthropology, Memoir

Rating

4.5 / 5 (21 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14