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Podcast: The C.O.W.S.
Episode: The C. O. W. S. w/ Dr. Louis Moore: White Supremacy & Black Boxers: 'The Desperate Coon,' 'The Boston TarBaby'
Description: The Context of White Supremacy welcomes Dr. Louis Moore. A Professor of History at Grand Valley State University, Dr Moore's research and writing examines the interconnections between race and sports. He is the author of two recently published books, I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915 and We Will Win the Day: The Civil Rights Movement, the Black Athlete, and the Quest for Equality. Gus learned a bit more about former black prizefighter Sam Langford. A contemporary of black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, Gus found out Langford was nicknamed: "The Boston Tar Baby," Smoke,"...