He was given a military burial in Arlington National Cemetery at the request of President Ronald Reagan. In death, like in life, Joe Louis was a hero.

When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch ... The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in a demographic shift. By the early twentieth century, a large number of Southern ...

Louis is best known as a Black Detroit native who became one of the greatest boxers of all time. Detroiters of late may ...

The city of Detroit is issuing an open call for a sculptor to create a new statue of Detroit legend Joe Louis.

When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch ... The roots of the Harlem Renaissance lay partly in a demographic shift. By the early twentieth century, a large number of Southern ...