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9) "... And a credit to his race;": the hard life and times of Joseph Louis Barrow, a.k.a. Joe Louis
Author
Publisher
Saturday Review Press
Pub. Date
[1974]
Language
English
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
". . . recount[s] the politically and racially charged rivalry between African-American boxing champion Joe Louis and white German boxer Max Schmeling, which grew between their 1936 and 1938 matches. Tracing both men's careers from inception until they hung up their gloves, the authors illuminate how emblematic each was to his country while exploring the social issues of the day"--
17) Joe Louis
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Joe Louis describing his youth in a Detroit ghetto, his rise to heavyweight champion and major sports hero, and his role in destroying the myth of racial inferiority.
19) Bird in a box
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1936, three children meet at the Mercy Home for Negro Orphans in New York State, and while not all three are orphans, they are all dealing with grief and loss which together, along with the help of a sympathetic staff member and the boxing matches of Joe Louis, they manage to overcome. Includes author's notes.