Title
Joe Louis Golfing
Caption
San Diego, California: 1952
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis playing at the PGA sponsored San Diego Open Golf Tournament at the San Diego Country Club. The PGA at the time had a "Caucasian Only" clause so Louis with others put together a petition to Governor Pat Brown who declared the clause unconstitutional, and the PGA then allowed Louis to play as an exempt amateur, becoming the first African-American to compete in a PGA sanctioned event.
Credit line
Photo12/Underwood Archives/UIG
Reference
UMG20A20_397
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No
Property release
NA
License type
Rights managed
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47,4Mb (5,4Mb) / 10,8in x 17,0in / 3251 x 5100 (300dpi)