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Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Ouisie Shapiro

2008 • 1h 15m

An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of African-Americans...

Joe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed

Cast

Joe LouisSelf (archive footage)

Joe Louis Barrow Jr.Self

Dick Gregory

Dick GregorySelf

Jack JohnsonSelf (archive footage)

Liev Schreiber

Liev SchreiberNarrator

Randy RobertsSelf

Gerald Early

Gerald EarlySelf

Maya Angelou

Maya AngelouSelf

Bill Cosby

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy CarterSelf

Paul SchulderSelf

Lester RodneySelf

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