When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch ... Harlem in Upper Manhattan became a popular destination, and an ideal location for artistic collaboration and performance.

"What my father did was enable white America to think of him as an American, not as a black," said his son, Joe Louis Jr. "By winning, he became white America's first black hero." Louis was ...

DETROIT – A group of judges have selected a Detroit artist to sculpt a new statue of sports icon Joe Louis. Austen Brantley is a self-taught sculptor from Detroit. His most recent work was a ...

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their much-publicized June 22, 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium in a first-round knockout. In a time when his people ...