The Great Black Hope Joe Louis

The Untold History of Sports in America

Sep 15 2022 • 29 mins

Matt Andrews explores the legacy of professional boxer Joe Louis, one of the first black athletes that many white Americans supported. Andrews also talks about the 1936 Olympic Games, where Hitler's racist goals were refuted by the performances of American black athletes like Jesse Owens.

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