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date: 27 March 2025

Louis, Joe locked

1914–1981 One of the greatest boxers in modern history, viewed as both a symbol of racial harmony and as a symbol of black triumph in a racist society.

Louis, Joe locked

1914–1981 One of the greatest boxers in modern history, viewed as both a symbol of racial harmony and as a symbol of black triumph in a racist society.

A version of this article originally appeared in Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.

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