Title: Joe Louis
Description: "Joe Louis held the heavyweight boxing championship longer than any other fighter and defended it a record 25 times. During the 1930s and 1940s, the owner of the heavyweight title belt was the most prominent sports competitor not aligned with a team sport. The biography of Louis outlines his rise from poverty to the best-known African American"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Boxers (sports), Louis, joe, 1914-1981, African americans, biography, Biography, African American boxers, African american athletes, Athletes, biography, Athletes, united states