As Detroit was mired in its unprecedented municipal bankruptcy more than a decade ago, behind-the-scenes negotiators enlisted ...

"What my father did was enable white America to think of him as an American, not as a black," said his son, Joe Louis Jr. "By winning, he became white America's first black hero." Louis was ...

The Joe Louis Story The Joe Louis Story is a dramatic recap of the personal and ring history of the respected Negro American fighter. The film, acted out by a predominantly colored cast headed by ...

Walcott only held the titles for a short time – but Big Fight Weekend is taking you back to before that historic night, when he challenged Joe Louis and lost in a hugely controversial fight on ...

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 ...

A Detroit sculptor has been tapped to create a statue depicting iconic boxer Joe Louis and his life outside of the ring that will be installed on a 27-mile greenway named after him that's now ...

June 25: The young phenomenon Joe Louis debuts in New York, knocking out Primo Carnera in six rounds at Yankee Stadium. After the fight, 20,000 people assemble at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom to celebrate.

The new statue of Joe Louis will focus on his life outside of the ring to honor his work desegregating American golf. Louis was the first African American to play in a PGA-sanctioned tournament.

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their much-publicized June 22, 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium in a first-round knockout. In a time when his people ...