Joe Louis Americas Hero Betrayed (2008)

An American story Traces the career of Joe Louis 19141981 within the context of American racial consciousness his difficulty getting big fights early in his career the pride of AfricanAmericans in his prowess the shift of White sentiment toward Louis as Hitler came to power Louiss patriotism during World War II and the hounding of Louis by the IRS for the following 15 years In his last years hes a casino greeter a drug user and the occasional object of scorn for young Turks like Muhammad Ali Appreciative comment comes from boxing scholars Louiss son Joe Jr friends and icons like Maya Angelou Dick Gregory and Bill Cosby