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War in the Ring
by John Florio
Ages: 12+
Published: 2019
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Holtzbrinck/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-15574-0
Keywords: Race relations, World War II, Boxing, Racism, Segregation, Diversity, Heroes, Naziism
Boxer Joe Louis was a hero to African Americans. When he faced Max Schmeling, the pride of Nazi Germany, Louis became a hero to white Americans too. Meticulously researched. Photographs.