"Every Negro boy old enough to walk wanted to be the next ... It was built into a battle of two ideologies. Joe Louis was the heavyweight champion from 1937-1941. In one corner was Schmeling ...

The year was 1938. Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party had just annexed Austria. Humanity held its breath as the world teetered ...

Joe Louis was the 10-to-1 favorite over the German boxer Max Schmeling before their first bout on June 19, 1936. Each man was fighting for a shot at the world heavyweight boxing championship.

The New York Daily News, June 23, 1938. When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch, the nation celebrated -- and one of the biggest parties was in Harlem. In the famous New York ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A project like the Joe Louis Greenway has been years in the making, and as work continues to connect Detroit with three other cities, organizers ...

Joe Louis, in the far right corner ... African-American power in a time when they felt powerless. "Every Negro boy old enough to walk wanted to be the next Brown Bomber," said Malcolm X, then ...