The Untold History of Sports in AmericaThe Untold History of Sports in America
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The Great Black Hope Joe Louis

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Matt Andrews explores the legacy of professional boxer Joe Louis, one of the first black athletes that many white Americans supported. Andrews also talks about the 1936 Olympic Games, where Hitler's racist goals were refuted by the performances of American black athletes like Jesse Owens. 

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Join celebrated history professor Matthew Andrews for discussions about sports from their earliest d 
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