[Pdf free] Fight of the Century: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the Struggle for Racial Equality
♛ Thomas R. Hietala ♛
| #2000827 in Books | M E Sharpe Inc | 2004-03-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.94 x.81 x6.12l,1.19 | File Name: 0765607239 | 390 pages |
||4 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Not running, Not hiding|By Customer|Not Running, Not Hiding Thomas Hietala's Fight of the Century: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the Struggle for Racial Equality is a fascinating historical treatment of how two black boxing champions, Jack Johnson and Joe Louis, affected and reflected racial attitudes in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. Hi|From Publishers Weekly|"Among the most prominent African Americans between the end of the first Reconstruction and the beginning of the second," heavyweight champions Jack Johnson and Joe Louis embodied the hopes of black America. Through their stories, histori
This is a revealing look at the history of race relations in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century portrayed through the lives and times of the first two African-American heavyweight boxing champions, Jack Johnson and Joe Louis. Incorporating extensive research into the black press of the time, the author explores how the public careers and private lives of these two sports figures both define and explain vital national issues from the early 1...
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