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Cut wages, growing unemployment, poverty, and suffering were unforgettable
experiences during the Great Depression of the thirties. Many people learned
to face these hard times with the help of famous sports figures. They gave
hope and to many people pride in what they stood for to them.
One of these great sports figures who helped Americans was boxer Joe
Louis. In 1936 he fought the world champion Max Schmeling and had his first
lose. Max Schmeling was a German boxer and the Nazis equated his victory over
Joe Louis as a Nazi superiority over American democracy. Once again the two
boxers, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling, fought in 1938 and this time Joe Louis
won in the first round. This was an enormous lift for Americans. It was a
victory for democracy. Joe Louis was also an inspiration to the African
American people. He was a famous African American boxer and had beaten a
German boxer who was as Hitler believed the perfect race. This gave the
African......

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