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Review: When Joe Louis battled ‘The Fight of His Life’: racism

Joe Louis’s wartime advocacy against military segregation helped influence President Truman’s 1948 executive order ending discrimination in the armed forces.

Summary by The Billings Gazette
On Jan. 9, 1942, heavyweight champion Joe Louis won his 20th straight title defense, knocking out Buddy Baer in the first round. The next day, he enlisted in the Army. For good measure, Louis donated his $47,000 boxing paycheck to…

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Review: When Joe Louis battled ‘The Fight of His Life’: racism

On Jan. 9, 1942, heavyweight champion Joe Louis won his 20th straight title defense, knocking out Buddy Baer in the first round. The next day, he enlisted in the Army. For good measure, Louis donated his $47,000 boxing paycheck to…

·Billings, United States
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The Billings Gazette broke the news in Billings, United States on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
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