The Resource The fight of the century : Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the struggle for racial equality, Thomas R. Hietala
The fight of the century : Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the struggle for racial equality, Thomas R. Hietala
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- Summary
- A revealing look at the history of race relations in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century portrayed through the lives and times of the first two African-American heavyweight boxing champions, Jack Johnson and Joe Louis. The author incorporates extensive research into the black press of the time, and explores how the public careers and private lives of these two sports figures both define and explain vital issues in U.S. history
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 375 pages, [14] pages of plates
- Contents
-
- 3.
- "Under the White Man's Menace": Divisive Wars at Home and Abroad
- p. 87.
- 4.
- "Outcasts Asylumed": Exile's Return and Legacy
- p. 129.
- 5.
- "Don't You Fall Now": A New Race Ambassador Emerges
- p. 148.
- 6.
- Introduction: "Many Thousand Gone"
- "No Other Dream, No Land But This": Black Americans and the Enemy Within
- p. 191.
- 7.
- "Another World Be Born": In Search of Victory at Home and Abroad
- p. 243.
- 8.
- "The Harder They Fall": A Champion's Life and Legend
- p. 295
- p. 3.
- 1.
- "A Retribution Seeks": White Repression and Black Redemption
- p. 13.
- 2.
- "A Tempest of Dispraise": From Black Hope to Black Burden
- p. 48.
- Isbn
- 9780765607720
- Label
- The fight of the century : Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the struggle for racial equality
- Title
- The fight of the century
- Title remainder
- Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the struggle for racial equality
- Statement of responsibility
- Thomas R. Hietala
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A revealing look at the history of race relations in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century portrayed through the lives and times of the first two African-American heavyweight boxing champions, Jack Johnson and Joe Louis. The author incorporates extensive research into the black press of the time, and explores how the public careers and private lives of these two sports figures both define and explain vital issues in U.S. history
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1952-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hietala, Thomas R.
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV1131
- LC item number
- .H64 2002
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Johnson, Jack
- Louis, Joe
- African American boxers
- Boxing
- United States
- Label
- The fight of the century : Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the struggle for racial equality, Thomas R. Hietala
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 3.
- "Under the White Man's Menace": Divisive Wars at Home and Abroad
- p. 87.
- 4.
- "Outcasts Asylumed": Exile's Return and Legacy
- p. 129.
- 5.
- "Don't You Fall Now": A New Race Ambassador Emerges
- p. 148.
- 6.
- Introduction: "Many Thousand Gone"
- "No Other Dream, No Land But This": Black Americans and the Enemy Within
- p. 191.
- 7.
- "Another World Be Born": In Search of Victory at Home and Abroad
- p. 243.
- 8.
- "The Harder They Fall": A Champion's Life and Legend
- p. 295
- p. 3.
- 1.
- "A Retribution Seeks": White Repression and Black Redemption
- p. 13.
- 2.
- "A Tempest of Dispraise": From Black Hope to Black Burden
- p. 48.
- Control code
- 47667136
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 375 pages, [14] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780765607720
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2001049165
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The fight of the century : Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the struggle for racial equality, Thomas R. Hietala
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 3.
- "Under the White Man's Menace": Divisive Wars at Home and Abroad
- p. 87.
- 4.
- "Outcasts Asylumed": Exile's Return and Legacy
- p. 129.
- 5.
- "Don't You Fall Now": A New Race Ambassador Emerges
- p. 148.
- 6.
- Introduction: "Many Thousand Gone"
- "No Other Dream, No Land But This": Black Americans and the Enemy Within
- p. 191.
- 7.
- "Another World Be Born": In Search of Victory at Home and Abroad
- p. 243.
- 8.
- "The Harder They Fall": A Champion's Life and Legend
- p. 295
- p. 3.
- 1.
- "A Retribution Seeks": White Repression and Black Redemption
- p. 13.
- 2.
- "A Tempest of Dispraise": From Black Hope to Black Burden
- p. 48.
- Control code
- 47667136
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 375 pages, [14] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780765607720
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2001049165
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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