Lester Rodney Trailers
Crime of the Big Leagues: Lester Rodney TrailerJoe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed Trailer
Crime of the Big Leagues: Lester Rodney TrailerJoe Louis: America's Hero Betrayed Trailer
Total trailers found: 2
23 February 2008
An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights early in his career, the pride of African-Americans in his prowess, the shift of White sentiment toward Louis as Hitler came to power, Louis's patriotism during World War II, and the hounding of Louis by the IRS for the following 15 years.
21 June 2011
We know a lot about how major league baseball was strictly segregated before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947.