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23. Feb. 2008 · Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed: With Joe Louis, Joe Louis Barrow Jr., Randy Roberts, Dick Gregory. An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of African-Americans in his prowess, the shift of ...
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23. Feb. 2008 · By Richard Sandomir. Feb. 23, 2008. Maya Angelou still retains the girlish ecstasy she felt as a 9-year-old in Stamps, Ark., listening to her grandmother’s radio as Joe Louis defeated James J....
Louis lost years of championship purses by enlisting in the U.S. Army a month after Pearl Harbor, was betrayed by his racketeer management team, and then joined a circus act—selling hair pomade...
21. Feb. 2008 · “He was better than Christmas,” recalls Dick Gregory in Joe Louis: America’s Hero… Betrayed, premiering tonight on HBO, “‘Cause on Christmas, you couldn’t guarantee you were gonna ...
22. Feb. 2008 · The film underscores his importance during a critical time in America's history. From the Great Depression through World War II and into the 1950s, Joe Louis was the poster boy for the American ...
In the true Olympic spirit, HBO Sports presents Joe Louis: America's Hero-Betrayed, a profile of Joe Louis, the greatest heavyweight boxer of his time who tr...
An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of African-Americans in his prowess, the shift of White sentiment toward Louis as Hitler came to power, Louis's patriotism during World War II, and the hounding of ...
