Classic Tides | Boxing, Race, and the Gilded Age: An Interview with Professor Louis Moore
Tides of History
Audible / Patrick Wyman
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🗓️ 9 February 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Boxing has a long past, one deeply connected to race, labor, and broader developments in American history. Professor Louis Moore joins me to talk about those topics and about his outstanding book, I Fight For a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915.
Find Professor Moore's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Living-Manhood-1880-1915-Society/dp/0252082877.
This episode originally aired on August 8, 2019.
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