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Book Review


The Fight of the Century: Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, and the Struggle for Racial Equality. By Thomas R. Hietala. (Armonk: Sharpe, 2002. 375 pp. $39.95, ISBN 0-7656-0722-0.)
Thomas R. Hietala testifies to the incredible significance of cultural symbols. While chronicling the careers of the heavyweight champions Jack Johnson and Joe Louis, The Fight of the Century maps the tumultuous course of American race relations throughout the twentieth century. Hietala's careful examination of press reporting provides a wide diversity of coverage within both black and white newspapers. His attention to the historical forces shaping white racial ideologies and the dimensions of symbolic meaning Johnson and Louis held for black Americans offers a fresh perspective on these frequently studied figures. . . .
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