Black Bottom, Detroit
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Black Bottom was a predominantly black neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. The term has sometimes been used to apply to the entire neighborhood including Paradise Valley, but many consider the two neig
Lafayette Park, Detroit, redevelopment over Black Bottom
Joe Louis
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Joseph Louis Barrow was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all
Black Bottom, Detroit
…Erma Henderson, first African American woman on the Detroit City Council Joe Louis, professional boxer Elijah Muhammad, the leader of the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975…
Louis in 1941
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling in 1936
Louis in 1937
Louis in the Army