Leone Jacovacci

Leone Jacovacci was Europe’s most successful black boxer of the twenties. Outside the ring he fought against racism – his greatest triumph was wiped out by Italy’s fascists. An investigative story into the past, from DR Congo to Italia, that shed a light to the racism of the present. An article for the German news magazine „Der Spiegel“.

  • Date

    March 2020

  • Medium

    Der Spiegel

  • Photos

    © Istituto Nazionale Luce

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