PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington DC, the traditional resting place of America's war heroes. Though Joe Louis, a black boxer from the American South, never actually saw combat, he is celebrated for two famous contests - in 1936 and 1938 - against Max Schmeling that represented everything his compatriots were fighting for against Nazi Germany. While he was a winner, Joe Louis was the toast of black and white America, but in later life he found himself cast aside by the leading lights of the Civil Rights movement.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Producer: Paul Tilzey

DURATION
1x50'