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  "textContent": "Eighty-two years ago this week, the first Black heavyweight champion landed a historic uppercut against Jim Crow.\n\nThe post The Jackie Robinson of the Ring: Joe Louis’ Forgotten Civil Rights Legacy appeared first on Truthdig.",
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