"A left to the head and a right and another left." one of the listeners cackled..."(p.105) this was a description of a matchup between Joe Louis versus an unknown challenger. At the time Joe Louis was defending his title as the World Heavy Weight Boxing Champion. The undertone was much more than just a fight for a championship, it was a race battle. It was a fight that meant a lot to the people of color who have been discriminated throughout the history of the United States. During the 1930’s era, it was a hard time because throughout the United States was going through a crisis. Along with the Depression, and World War II, there was a severe racial violence, and racial tension according to historical accounts from the Library of Congress.
In “The Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou, she described the Contention of Joe Louis’s title a history altering event that was important due, especially during that time because of all the racial violence against her people. In every exchange in blows to each other, every strike that Joe Louis gave to his opponent it was a victory to the black people. And every hit that the opponent landed was devastating to the community. It was so severe that when the opponent had him on against ropes Angelou described it as …show more content…
During the time that Joe Louis was fighting for his championship, he was fighting for his race. There was hatred towards black people from the white people. It was as if he felt the pressure and the pain his people were going through, like at that moment in time it was like the Jim Crow laws didn’t exist and he could have his and enact revenge. “And now it looks like Joe is mad. He’s caught Carnera with a left hook to the head and a right to the head.” It was a momentum shift not only for him but the hope of his kinfolk has of
In “The Champion of the World” by Maya Angelou, she described the Contention of Joe Louis’s title a history altering event that was important due, especially during that time because of all the racial violence against her people. In every exchange in blows to each other, every strike that Joe Louis gave to his opponent it was a victory to the black people. And every hit that the opponent landed was devastating to the community. It was so severe that when the opponent had him on against ropes Angelou described it as …show more content…
During the time that Joe Louis was fighting for his championship, he was fighting for his race. There was hatred towards black people from the white people. It was as if he felt the pressure and the pain his people were going through, like at that moment in time it was like the Jim Crow laws didn’t exist and he could have his and enact revenge. “And now it looks like Joe is mad. He’s caught Carnera with a left hook to the head and a right to the head.” It was a momentum shift not only for him but the hope of his kinfolk has of