Joe Dorsey’s Big Fight: How An Unknown Boxer Knocked Out Segregation In Louisiana

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Joe Dorsey's Big Fight: How An Unknown Boxer Knocked Out Segregation In Louisiana

In 1955, an African-American boxer in New Orleans named Joe Dorsey sued the state of Louisiana for the right to fight against white opponents. What started out as a chance to advance his career wound up changing sports and culture in the state forever. View this image › Courtesy Johnson Publishing Company, LLC. All rights […]

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