Joe Louis

Joe Louis

When world champion boxer Joe Louis voluntarily joined the U.S. Army in 1942, he was asked about his decision to enter the (then) racially segregated organization. He replied: “Lots of things wrong with America, but Hitler ain't going to fix them.”

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