Joe Louis: Sports and Race in Twentieth Century America is both a succinct introduction to a larger-than-life figure and an essential case study of the intersection of popular culture and race in the mid-century United States....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Dec-2005, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780195177749)
Held on June 22, 1938, in Yankee Stadium, the second title fight between black American Joe Louis and white German Max Schmeling sparked excitement around the globe. This work talks about what these fighters represented to their nations, and why the...Lasīt vairāk
A look at race relations in theUS during the first half of the 20th century, through the first two African-American heavyweight boxing champions, Jack Johnson and Joe Louis. Using the Black press of the time, the author explores how their public c...Lasīt vairāk
