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Louis Moore
About Louis Moore
Louis Moore is a professor of history at Grand Valley State University, where he specializes in African American history. He is the author of the 2017 book "I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915."
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Jack Johnson: World Champion, and the "Most Polarizing Figure in America"
Born the son of formerly enslaved parents, Jack Johnson turned to prizefighting to battle his way out of poverty, eventually becoming world champion. For white Americans of his time, however, Johnson was a threat.
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Baseball and Civil Rights: Jackie Robinson's Activist Impact
Learn more about how baseball hall-of-famer Jackie Robinson partnered with Martin Luther King Jr. and had a tremendous impact on America's Civil Rights Movement.
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