Champion (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Chris Mead
- First Published: 1985
- Time of Work: 1914–1981
- Setting: Mt. Sinai, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; New York City; and Las Vegas, Nevada
- Principal Characters: Joe Louis, Jack Johnson, Mike Jacobs, Jack Blackburn, John Roxborough, Julian Black, Max Schmeling, Marva Trotter, Rose Morgan, Martha Malone Jefferson
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: African Americans, Racism, Boxing, Athletes, Sports, Biography
- Locales: New York, NY, Chicago, IL, Las Vegas, NV, Mt. Sinai, AL
Form and Content
One of eight children born to an Alabama sharecropper, Joe Louis Barrow, publicly known as Joe Louis, was probably the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. When he arrived at the pinnacle of his well-earned fame in the 1930’s, he had also become the United States’ best known—and most admired—African-American celebrity.
In twelve readable and engaging chapters, Chris Mead recounts the consequences of these achievements upon Louis’ life. Champion: Joe Louis, Black Hero in White America explains how Louis was at once lauded as a credit...
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