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John L. Sullivan with Louis Moore (Subscriber Preview)

25 Sep 2025 · 16 min · Explicit

Claire and Professor Louis Moore go a few rounds with America’s first heavyweight champion.

Guest

Our guest Professor Louis Moore is a Professor of History at Michigan State University and the co-host of the Black Athlete Podcast. His newest book, The Great Black Hope: Doug Williams, Vince Evans, and the Making of the Black Quarterback is available here, and I Fight For A Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood is available here. Follow him on Twitter @loumoore12 and on Bluesky @profloumoore, or visit his website.

Sensitive Themes & Topics

Racism, violence, animal abuse, alcoholism

Credits

- Host & Executive Producer: Claire E Aubin. Find her on Twitter @ceaubin and Bluesky ceaubin

- Editor: Julia Schifini. Check out her website.

- Music: Marshall Dean Williams

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Links in the notes 10

• https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-great-black-hope-doug-williams-vince-evans-and-the-making-of-the-black-quarterback-louis-moore/01f9c31fe4e375a2?ean=9781541705098&next=t
• https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p082870
• https://x.com/loumoore12
• https://bsky.app/profile/profloumoore.bsky.social
• https://x.com/ceaubin
• https://www.juliaschifini.com/
• https://marshalldeanwilliams.com/
• https://multitude.productions/ads
• https://art19.com/privacy
• https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info