J Louis Barrow Research Paper

Joseph Louis Barrow’s nickname was the “Brown Bomber”. Barrow was born in May 13, 1914. His father died when he was only four years old and later on in 1926, his stepfather took the family to Detroit, Michigan away from the terrors and the Ku, Klux, Klan. Barrow had passion for boxing, and by the age of 18 his career in boxing began. “After winning (1934) the National Amateur Athletic Union light heavyweight title, Louis turned professional” (Louis Joe).
Moreover, Barrow’s mother tried interest him in playing the violin, but failed. Barrow use to hid his passion for boxing from his mom In addition he did not write his full name in matches to keep his career a secret from his mom. Barrow had 69 fights and lost only three of them. He also earned 52 knockouts and was awarded the championship from 1937 to 1949, which was the longest period for a heavyweight titleholder to earn. It is was known that Barrow’s achievements and reigns were a strong symbol that stood out to represent an African American boxer who worked out his professional career and fought for African American’s equal rights. “Joe Louis, during his reign as heavyweight champion of the world

Joe Louis became a non-white national hero after the spread of recruitment poster that presented him wearing a combat uniform and helmet, holding a rifle with a combinations of a blue background and black and white features, in addition the caption on the poster says “PVT. Joe Louis says_ We’re going to do our part… and we’ll win because we’re on god’s side” (United States). For such a poster to be widely spread with a black man representing a national hero as an American, it was one of his biggest impacts to change the segregated ideas which believed only white men can represent a hero demanding the win for