Quotes About Joe Louis

He was also the only one who can match Robert E. Lee’s success so he was the man to do the job. Robert E. Lee was also going against him because he was part of the Confederacy. He was also very determined to crush

Life in Petersburg was tough. Joe Louis who was a world heavy-weight champion boxing and visiting Petersburg, was denied a room at the Petersburg Hotel because of its segregation polices. Other examples were “Police and firemen were whites-only, and no African Americans were hired as clerks by downtown stores such as Spiro’s or the Globe. Petersburg General Hospital was segregated: while the second floor was for African Americans, the rest of the hospital was whites-only. Life was really hard for African Americans in Petersburg and the only way they got over it was fighting back against it.

The struggles of Jackie Robinson breaking through the color barrier meant that the opportunities were opening for minority groups to work for equality in the 1950's. He endured death threats and horrible nicknames, but none-the-less was making history. He gave those that were being mistreated and wronged the faith that they would be able to one day have equal rights. When it comes to support from whites for the Civil Rights movement there were many that didn't support the movement, but there were some whites that did. Northerners were convinced that civil rights was a Southern problem and were of the mindset that the issues could be solved by giving political and civil rights to Southern blacks (Digital History:The Civil Rights Movement Moves

Louis' war-time patriotism in a racially divided country made him a symbol of national unity and purpose. Twice he donated his winnings to the military relief funds. He advertised himself even more tot he American Public when he said the U.S. would win World War 2 " because we're on God's side". In front of 70,000 screaming fans at Yankee Stadium, Louis pulverized the Aryan figurehead, knocking him to the floor 3 times. Two years of waiting ended in a quick 124 second knockout of Scheming Due to that fight, Louis had crossed the line from champion to idol as Americans of all color and race celebrated frantically.

When he was playing baseball the leagues were separated from white and black. No african american had ever played in the white leagues of baseball until Jackie Robinson came around. The president of the the Brooklyn Dodgers took a chance on Jackie Robinson so he could integrate the major league baseball league. When jackie got there he had to promise not to fight back. With all of the words and actions they did he could not fight back or it would say something that he was violent and they would never have another african american play in the mlb. A bunch of fans from whites and blacks loved him, but a portion of whites didn't and they were the other teams and their coaches.The philadelphia phillies team and their manager Ben chapman shouted inappropriate derogatory terms at robinson from their dugouts. Jackie broke the color barrier by becoming the first african american to play in the mlb. All of the discrimination, racism, and pain that jackie endured was worth it for everyone. What he did that seemed like a simple tiny task was a massive thing. It integrated all sports for all

In chapter 26, Tom and Huck were on the verge of possibel death when cornered in a haunted house. Injun Joe approached the stairs and was near to discovering the two boys when the stairs collaspedand brought Injun Joe with them. Tom and Huck had similar reactions when this frightening feat happened for they had nowhere to hide. The text expresses Tom's fear when he exclaims, "'Revenge? What if he means us, Huck!'

Muhammad Ali once said, "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.” Muhammad Ali stood for the common black man, so did Jackie Robinson. Both of these men were professional athletes, two different sports, baseball and boxing, were changed forever because of these men. They both broke segregation barriers not only in their profession but also outside the field and ring. Both these men had some similarities but overall had more differences whether it was their profession, who they were influenced by, or their involvement with war.

The 1930’s started off with a huge economic crash which left the U.S. startled and in the Great Depression. The stock market had just crashed on October 24, 1929, also known as the Wall Street Crash. The “Jazz Age” had just ended and new musicians and artists were slowly rising up to their fame. African American’s were being discriminated against in the south. Many African Americans were farmers who had to suffer from the Great Depression as well as the Dust Bowl. As a result of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl many African Americans had to go through the struggles of losing their jobs and having to move north in search for a new life. Many Americans had this problem as well, but the racism that was used against Africans, added to the severeness of the situation. African Americans weren’t able to get jobs, homes, or opportunities as easily as African Americans. Many African Americans were in terrible condition and most of it was because of the way that African Americans were treated. After President Roosevelt was elected a new hope had arisen through the country and Africans Americans were given another chance.

“Without a doubt Jackie suffered more abuse and more hatred than any other player in the history of the game and had good sportsmanship and complimented a young white boy from Oakland”(Wong 153). Even though tough times where rolling around for Jackie. Staying humble when little baseball fans came around spoke a lot about a person true character. “When Jackie was signed to the Brooklyn Dodgers, Pee Wee Reese’s teammates made an effort to sign a petition to be traded than play alongside a black man”(Wong 274). It goes to show that growing up in segregation mixed with a bunch of racist installed wrong morals in little boys which carry out into adulthood. “More than a decade before Martin Luther King’s development for nonviolent protest techniques for the southern racism Ricky was trying the tactic on Jackie”(Glasser 6). Ricky was reteaching Robinson how to react when violence was thrown at him in every which way. Even the battles that Robinson did not know about where being handle in a good manner. “Jackie performance under unimaginable pressure was true one of the greatest athletic triumphs, if not the greatest in American history”(Glasser 8). Words can not put into say what a young black man had to face to play baseball with rowdy, snobby white man that dominated the game. “In the first 37 games Robinson was hit by the pitchers six times, no player in the history

As a boxer, Johnson went from being an unknown to the first African American heavyweight champion of the world. With little regard for his safety, he destroyed white fighters when blacks were expected to submit to whites. Johnson saw himself as an equal amongst whites; therefore he paid little attention to the chaos he caused throughout his professional career.

Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. later known as Muhammad Ali, was a black boxer, and was proud of it. Many African Americans were ashamed of their color, but Ali was different. He was the first boxer to win the Heavyweight Championship 3 different times. He had a great personality and was liked by the people. During his life, he made big decisions that changed the course of his life completely. Muhammad Ali's journey through life was a great inspiration for African American people, but Ali himself deserves the admiration of everyone.

rights of people around the world.  He rose to prominence in a time when segregation was legal in America and black people were being lynched by white mobs, especially in the South.

One of Pip’s first forms of suffering was through his home life at mostly a very young age by the hands of Mrs. Joe. Often times during Pip’s childhood, Mrs. Joe would often physically beat him for his wrong doing and one of her more popular ways to do so was through a stick called the Ticker. Young Pip explains his situation as this: “Having at the that time to find out for myself what the expression meant, and knowing her to have a hard and heavy hand, and to be much in the habit of laying it upon her husband as well as upon me, I suppose Joe Gargery and I were both brought up by now” (Dickens 13). This quote implies the expression of “being brought up by hand” was defined as discipline through physical means. Therefore, Pip and his sister

Many of us thought he was a very inspiring and wonderful man because he had achieved his goal by showing everyone that all of us are equal. If it weren’t for him, there probably wouldn’t be different races here in the world getting along together today.

Racism was a larger issue back in the 1930’s than it is today. During the 1930’s many Black Americans were unable to find jobs. With the Great Depression came the “last hired first fired” mindset. Many African Americans felt that this was targeted towards them (Racial 5). This along with Jim Crow laws kept most blacks in a level of poverty, which added to the discrimination (Racial 7). Throughout this time, all the way up into the 1960’s and 1970’s African Americans were under great segregation. During this thirty years, great strides toward social equality were made, but at the cost of numerous racial driven incidents. Many great African American icons were assassinated during this time. Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965 because he stood up against racial oppression as well as Martin Luther King Jr. who was assassinated in 1968. Both of these two men were part of the leading force in the desegregation of America (Rosenberg 1). This movement led to great tension between the African American culture and white culture, which led to many very violent cases between the races. A great