Joe Louis scrapbooks, 1938-1939.

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Joe Louis scrapbooks, 1938-1939.

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The collection contains three scrapbooks that include photographs of Joe Louis in boxing rings, and with friends and family, as well as newspaper clippings of Joe Louis and other notable African American men and women.

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Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7762716

Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Central Library

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Louis, Joe, "Brown Bomber", 1914-1981

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Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), known professionally as Joe Louis, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis' championship reign lasted 140 consecutive months, during which he participated in 26 championship fights. The 27th fight, against Ezzard Charles in 1950, was a challenge ...

Cooksey, Eugene V.

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Joe Louis (1914-1981) was born Joseph Louis Barrow in the Buckalew Mountain region of Alabama. He moved to Detroit as a small boy, and there at the age of 16 joined the boxing club and began training for amateur bouts. His first amateur bout was in the fall of 1932, and in the next two years he won 50 out of 59 bouts before turning professional in 1934. In his first professional fight, on July 4, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, he knocked out Jack Kracken in the first round. In September, 1935, Loui...