Description
This insightful study offers a fresh perspective on the life and career of champion boxer Joe Louis. The remarkable success and global popularity of the "Brown Bomber" made him a lightning rod for debate over the role and rights of African Americans in the United States. Historian Marcy S. Sacks traces both Louis's career and the criticism and commentary his fame elicited to reveal the power of sports and popular culture in shaping American social attitudes. Supported by key contemporary documents, Joe Louis: Sports and Race in Twentieth-Century America is both a succinct introduction to a larger-than-life figure and an essential case study of the intersection of popular culture and race in the mid-century United States.
About the Author
Marcy S. Sacks is the John S. Ludington Endowed Professor of History at Albion College in Albion, Michigan.
Reviews
"Sacks has made a very commendable and significant contribution to the academic literature on racial attitudes, Joe Louis, boxing, and American sports."
- George Sirgiovanni, College of Saint Elizabeth
Book Information
ISBN 9780415895651
Author Marcy S. Sacks
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 317g
