While most of ‘white’ Amerikkka celebrated their ‘independence’, Jack Johnson crashed their ... man when the undefeated former champ James J. Jeffries decided to come out of retirement ...

The subtext, of course, was to also knock down by a peg or two the Black man who held it at the time – Jack Johnson ... Bob Fitzsimmons, James J. Corbett twice each, had retired in 1904 with ...

In 1908, Jack Johnson became the first Black heavyweight ... to widespread segregation and racism. His victory over James J. Jeffries -- in what was billed then as the "Fight of the Century ...

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James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson will meet to-day to sign articles for a pugilistic contest, which will settle the much-mooted question of the world's heavy weight Championship. The negro title ...

Many formidable boxers have entered the ring, but few carried as much power and stature in and out of competition as Jack Johnson ... 2. Johnson’s victory over James F. Jeffries led to riots.

20,000 people packed into a newly-built outdoor boxing ring to witness the "Battle of the Century": Jack Johnson (1878-1946), the world’s first Black heavyweight champion, vs. James J. Jeffries ...

I tried. That’s all I ask credit for doing,’ said James. J. Jeffries, after his battle with Jack Johnson, a Texas-born pugilist who would win 72 fights in his career. ‘I was beaten fairly ...

Jack Johnson — the first African-American Heavyweight ... Despite this, Johnson was persistent in challenging James J. Jeffries — the heavyweight champion at the time, who was considered ...

According to Theresa Runstedtler -- author of 'Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner: Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line' -- the boxer's defeat of Jeffries "ripped the veil off of the niceties ...

According to Theresa Runstedtler -- author of 'Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner: Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line' -- the boxer's defeat of Jeffries "ripped the veil off of the niceties ...