"Gypsies, Negroes, and their bastards": Gesetz zum Schutz des deutschen Blutes und der deutschen Ehre. Gesetz vom 15. September 1935, Gesetz zum Schutz des deutschen Blutes und der deutschen Ehre. Gesetz vom 15. September 1935, RGB1 I, 1935, S. 1146f., clarified by Wilhelm Frick, Reich Minister of the Interior, in RGB1 I, 1935, S. 1146f., clarified by Wilhelm Frick, Reich Minister of the Interior, in Deutsche Juristenzeitung, Deutsche Juristenzeitung, December 1,1935. December 1,1935.

"a purebred white European": 8 Uhr-Blatt, 8 Uhr-Blatt, September 26,1935. September 26,1935.

"Negroid-Jewish matters": Deutsche Presse, no. 42/1935, p. 519.

"In America, once so full of racial pride": Frankische Tageszeitung, Frankische Tageszeitung, September 26, 1935. September 26, 1935.

"Joe is very delicate": Associated Negro Press, October 2,1935.

"Isn't it superb the way the press and public": Letter, Walter White to John Roxbor-ough, September 26,1935, in NAACP I, C-335, NAACP Papers, Library of Congress.

"Mr. and Mrs. James McDonald": Ibid., October 12,1935.

"You busy businessmen, who crowd everything into your heart": Chicago Defender, Chicago Defender, August 17,1935. August 17,1935.

"in fighting pose": Philadelphia Tribune, Philadelphia Tribune, September 12,1935. September 12,1935.

"We only hope that he will be as clean a sportsman": Baltimore Afro-American, Baltimore Afro-American, October 19,1935. October 19,1935.

"streaked pell-mell across the field": Ibid., October 26,1935.

"She's nice to look at": Norfolk Journal and Guide, Norfolk Journal and Guide, October 12,1935. October 12,1935.

"Marva is sweet": Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh Courier, December 7,1935. December 7,1935.

"Instead of beautiful headlines of interest": Chicago Defender, Chicago Defender, October 5,1935. October 5,1935.

"I found him charming": Letter, Eslanda Robeson to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Van Vechten, November 21,1935, Van Vechten Papers, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

"just about the toughest darky we ever had in these parts": New York Daily News, New York Daily News, October 9,1935. October 9,1935.

"big and strong as an ox": Camden (New Jersey) Courier-Post, Camden (New Jersey) Courier-Post, September 28,1935. September 28,1935.

"could easily pass for Indian braves": Ibid., September 27,1935.

"None of them is dark-skinned like the average southern Negro": Ibid.

"coolness and cunning": Radio Guide, Radio Guide, June 20,1936. June 20,1936.

"If Schmeling wants gold he can get": Daily Mail Daily Mail (London), September 26,1935. (London), September 26,1935.

"an ambitious, determined fighter": Box-Sport, Box-Sport, November 18,1935. November 18,1935.

Louis no "uberboxer": Angriff, "uberboxer": Angriff, October 19,1935. October 19,1935.

"loamface"; "masterpiece of bluffing": Volkischer Beobachter, Volkischer Beobachter, October 19,1935. October 19,1935.

"This Negro is no champion": Box-Sport, Box-Sport, October 21,1935. October 21,1935.

"exert a positive influence on the right people": Schmeling, Erinnerungen, Erinnerungen, p. 322.5,367 p. 322.5,367 "white hope": Box-Sport, Box-Sport, December 2,1935. December 2,1935.

"knight in shining armor": Ibid.

"New York's Jewish Mayor" and his "wire pullers": New York Times, New York Times, July 27,1935. July 27,1935.

"ten degrees colder than the weather": New York Daily News, New York Daily News, December 7,1935. December 7,1935.

"a joke" to quit Olympics: New York Herald Tribune, New York Herald Tribune, December 7,1935. December 7,1935.

"I'd like to fight this Bomber": New York Times, New York Times, December 7,1935. December 7,1935.

"A million and a half": New York Sun, New York Sun, December 7,1935. December 7,1935.

"The first time I get him alone": New York Daily News, New York Daily News, December 7,1935. December 7,1935.

"In retrospect, it was incredibly naive": Schmeling, Erinnerungen, Erinnerungen, p. 324. p. 324.

"But Joe, that would hardly be fair to your wife": Van Every, Joe Louis, Joe Louis, p. 176. p. 176.

"See how he stands in front, and open": New York Daily News, New York Daily News, December 9,1935. December 9,1935.

"I can report faithfully": Ibid.

JOE LOUIS LOOKS LIKE JOE PALOOKA: New York Herald Tribune, New York Herald Tribune, December 9,1935. December 9,1935.

"all we heard was Louis": Washington Post, Washington Post, December 8,1935. December 8,1935.

"I've got him sewed up like a sweater": North American News Service, September 12, 1935.

"through as gentlemanly conduct": New York Morning Telegraph, New York Morning Telegraph, December 17,1935. December 17,1935.

"hurt everyone sitting within": Washington Post, Washington Post, December 15,1935. December 15,1935.

"the swiftest and most explosive": New York American, New York American, December 14,1935. December 14,1935.

"I no queet!": New York Daily News, New York Daily News, December 14,1935. December 14,1935.

"He dropped his chin": New York Morning Telegraph, New York Morning Telegraph, December 15,1935. December 15,1935.

"I don't want to kill anybody in this business": Chicago Defender, Chicago Defender, December 21, 1935. December 21, 1935.

"No mere words are adequate": New York Herald Tribune, New York Herald Tribune, December 15,1935. December 15,1935.

"Grins at Start": Washington Post, Washington Post, December 15,1935. December 15,1935.

"I vill tell you something, Choe": Topical Times, Topical Times, July 9,1938. July 9,1938.

"If Schmeling is as smart as I think he is": New York Daily News, New York Daily News, December 15,1935. December 15,1935.

"best indication that the race problem in the United States is still alive": Box-Sport, Box-Sport, December 23,1935. December 23,1935.

"When did this 'palooka' appoint himself": Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh Courier, January 4,1936. January 4,1936.

"Do you know how long": New York Daily News, New York Daily News, December 17,1935. December 17,1935.

"I have discovered that Louis can be hit by a right hand": New York Herald Tribune, New York Herald Tribune, December 14,1935. December 14,1935.

"what you would call a good investment": Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Evening Post, August 29,1936. August 29,1936.

Chapter Six: The Condemned Man.

"Sho' 'nuff if I'm dead": New York Mirror, New York Mirror, December 22,1935. December 22,1935.

"first million": Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh Courier, January 11, 1936. January 11, 1936.

"Do you think I'm crazy": New York Daily News, New York Daily News, February 20,1936. February 20,1936.

"Boxers, managers, promoters, manufacturers": Ring, Ring, January 1936. January 1936.

"One man-Joe Louis-has done more for boxing": Ibid., May 1936.

"Tall men, skinny men, fat men, roly-poly men": Ibid., January 1936.

"It's a commercial affair with me": Ibid.

"a worse whipping than Mrs. Barrow ever gave him": New York Age, New York Age, January 11,1936. January 11,1936.

"Benedict Arnold": Chicago Defender, Chicago Defender, February 22,1936. February 22,1936.

"'Uncle Tom' Johnson": Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh Courier, March 2,1936. March 2,1936.

"A jimsonweed in the nostrils": Norfolk Journal and Guide, Norfolk Journal and Guide, June 13,1936. June 13,1936.

"Johnson down in his heart doesn't believe": New York New York Age, January 11,1936. Age, January 11,1936.

"Say, I like Joe": Ring, Ring, April 1936. April 1936.

"the N.A.A.C.P. would blow up in despair": Letter, Walter White to Russ Cowans, January 13,1936, NAACP Papers, Library of Congress.

"For heavens sake": Washington Post, Washington Post, February 13,1936. February 13,1936.

"What I Think About Joe Louis and His Future Fights": Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh Courier, March 21, 1936. March 21, 1936.

"With the Brown Bomber present": Amsterdam News, Amsterdam News, March 14,1936. March 14,1936.

"Caesar's triumphant entry into Rome": Pittsburgh Courier, Pittsburgh Courier, April 11,1936. April 11,1936.

"Not God, not government": Martin Luther King, Jr., Why We Can't Wait Why We Can't Wait (New York: Harper & Row, 1963), pp. 11920; (New York: Harper & Row, 1963), pp. 11920; Daily Worker, Daily Worker, February 16, 1936; "Only six more weeks to go": February 16, 1936; "Only six more weeks to go": Chicago Daily News, Chicago Daily News, September 6,1935. September 6,1935.

"half-crazy": Records, Board of Parole, State of North Carolina.

"report" that England, France, and Holland had sent "secret suggestions": Daily Worker, Daily Worker, February 16,1936. February 16,1936.

"darling of the Americans": Box-Sport, Box-Sport, April 6,1936. April 6,1936.

"fine suits and a splendid car": Ibid., June 22,1936.

"no understanding for the honor and dignity": Ibid., April 27,1936.

"surely no unintelligent fellow": 12 Uhr-Blatt, 12 Uhr-Blatt, June 4,1936. June 4,1936.

"one cannot think of any man": Box-Sport, Box-Sport, June 22,1936. June 22,1936.

"seemed disturbed and somewhat angry": Schmeling, Erinnerungen.:, Erinnerungen.:, p. 327. p. 327.

"predestined" to fight with their fists; "A better fighting morale can move mountains": Box-Sport, Box-Sport, March 23,1936. March 23,1936.

"This great commercial enterprise": Reichssportblatt, Reichssportblatt, April 8,1936. April 8,1936.

nonpolitical sportsmen were "unthinkable": Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, February 4,1936. February 4,1936.

"In my heart I view this day": 12 Uhr-Blatt, 12 Uhr-Blatt, March 27,1936. March 27,1936.

"Max Schmeling will remain Hitler's hero": Neue Volkszeitung, Neue Volkszeitung, June 13,1936. June 13,1936.

"I expect to bring home": Denver Post, Denver Post, April 13,1936. April 13,1936.

"You see, Louis didn't make": 12 Uhr-Blatt, 12 Uhr-Blatt, April 15,1936. April 15,1936.

"For me there exists no racial dividing line": Denver Post, Denver Post, April 13,1936. April 13,1936.

"Schmeling is the most famous and best loved athlete": Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press, Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press, March 3,1936. March 3,1936.

"The Schmelings are quite open": Elke Frohlich (ed.), Die Tagebucher von Joseph Goebbels, Die Tagebucher von Joseph Goebbels, T.I, Bd. 3/II: Marz 1936Februar 1937 (Munich: K.G. Saur, 2001): April 15, 1936, p. 61. T.I, Bd. 3/II: Marz 1936Februar 1937 (Munich: K.G. Saur, 2001): April 15, 1936, p. 61.

"shabby" sendoff: New York Times, New York Times, April 16,1936. April 16,1936.

"If the mood at Schmeling's departure is an omen": Box-Sport, Box-Sport, April 20,1936. April 20,1936.

"my mere participation in this bout": 12 Uhr-Blatt, 12 Uhr-Blatt, April 15,1936. April 15,1936.

"I guarantee you, if Louis makes the same mistakes with me": New York Daily News, New York Daily News, April 22,1936. April 22,1936.