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OverviewThis book examines the history of race relations in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century through the lives and times of two leading African-American sports figures, the boxers Jack Johnson and Joe Louis. The author explores how the public careers and private lives of the first two African American heavyweight boxing champions both define and explain vital issues in U.S. history. He incorporates extensive research into the black press of the time. And he organizes the major events - the John Jeffries fight of the century in 1910, the Mann Act trial, Louis's two bouts with Max Schmeling in the 1930s, Louis's enlistment in the Army in 1942 - around the principle themes of the book: the persistence of prejudice and segregation from the early 1900s to the late 1940s; the two boxers' symbolic significance to black Americans; and the hopes that their success in the ring inspired. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas R. HietalaPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: M.E. Sharpe Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9780765607225ISBN 10: 0765607220 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 31 July 2002 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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