KNSISM 2211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Benito Mussolini, Hirohito, Jesse Owens
7 Dec 2017
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Baseball: until 1969, baseball only had the world series. Joseph louis barrow: american professional boxer, ni(cid:272)k(cid:374)a(cid:373)es (cid:858)bro(cid:449)(cid:374) bo(cid:373)(cid:271)er(cid:859, competed 1934-1951, world heavy weight champion from 1937-1949, first african-american to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the united. States: focal point of anti-nazi sentiment leading up to and during wwii. I(cid:374)stru(cid:373)e(cid:374)tal i(cid:374) (cid:271)reaki(cid:374)g the sport(cid:859)s (cid:272)olor (cid:271)arrier i(cid:374) a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a (cid:271)(cid:455) appeari(cid:374)g u(cid:374)der a spo(cid:374)sor(cid:859)s e(cid:454)e(cid:373)ptio(cid:374) in a pga event in 1952. Postwar growth and stability: female athletes, the winter games, pageantry and symbolism. Key themes: nationalism (nazi vs. americans; max schmeling vs. joe louis; fights 1 & 2, racial barriers (jesse owens participating in olympics; joe louis representing america in. I(cid:373)perialis(cid:373) (cid:894)ol(cid:455)(cid:373)pi(cid:272)s: hitler(cid:859)s atte(cid:373)pt to a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)e ar(cid:455)a(cid:374) supre(cid:373)a(cid:272)(cid:455)(cid:895) boxing) 100k to army, then joined the efforts a year later by performing fights for the troops. This inspired both white and blacks, but primarily inspired other blacks to support the war effort; prior to that, he regained his title in.
