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The fight of the century : Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the struggle for racial equality

Examines the symbolic significance of fighters Jack Johnson and Joe Louis during the prejudice and segregation of the 1900s to the 1940s. Explores how they overcame obstacles as important black sports figures. Covers the Johnson-Jeffries 1910 fight, Johnson's Mann Act Trial in 1913, Louis' two fights with Max Schmeling in the 1930s, and Louis' 1942 Army enlistment.

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  • "Examines the symbolic significance of fighters Jack Johnson and Joe Louis during the prejudice and segregation of the 1900s to the 1940s. Explores how they overcame obstacles as important black sports figures. Covers the Johnson-Jeffries 1910 fight, Johnson's Mann Act Trial in 1913, Louis' two fights with Max Schmeling in the 1930s, and Louis' 1942 Army enlistment."@en

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  • "The fight of the century : Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the struggle for racial equality"
  • "The fight of the century : Jack Jonhson, Joe Louis, and the struggle for racial equality"