Joe LouisA 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. |
Contents
Section 1 | 27 |
Section 2 | 37 |
Section 3 | 61 |
Section 4 | 73 |
Section 5 | 102 |
Section 6 | 111 |
Section 7 | 159 |
Section 8 | 163 |
Section 9 | 180 |
Section 10 | 192 |
Section 11 | 199 |
Section 12 | 201 |
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