Fight of the Century
Thomas R. Hietala
Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2004
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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 careers and private lives define and explain national issues from the early 1900s to the late 1940s.
- ISBN-13
- 9780765607232
- ISBN-10
- 0765607239
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Year
- 2004
- Publication date
- 2004-03-31
- Pages
- 398
- Dimensions
- 229x152x
- Weight
- 740