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Jack Johnson

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jack Johnson (John Arthur Johnson), 1878-1946, American boxer, b. Galveston, Tex., the son of two ex-slaves. Emerging from the battle royals (dehumanizing fights between blacks for the amusement of white patrons) of his youth, he defeated Tommy Burns in 1908 to become the world's first African-American heavyweight champion. After an interracial marriage and his defeat of several white hopefuls, Johnson was convicted in 1913 under contrived circumstances for violation of a federal law. He fled to Europe and remained a champion in exile until he lost in a 1915 bout in Cuba, knocked out in the 26th... Read more
Jack Johnson
Encyclopedia of World Biography Jack Johnson Jack Johnson (1878?-1946) became the first black ... retirement and recapture the crown. Jack Johnson, who became the first black heavyweight ... twentieth century. Johnson's autobiography, Jack Johnson, In the Ring and Out, remains the key ... Read more
Johnson, Jack
The Oxford Companion to United States History Johnson, Jack (1878–1946), prizefighter ... 1908 to 1915.John Arthur Johnson was born to former slaves ... hope” was on. After Johnson disposed of a handful of ... athletic superiority.” Johnson easily defeated him, touching ... to compile a dossier on Johnson. Under the ... Read more

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A Tribute To Jack Johnson
Sacramento Observer; 1/19/2005; 787 words ; Sacramento Observer 01-19-2005 "Jack Johnson portrayed freedom -- it rang just ... Black man should have all this." -- JACK JOHNSON, ORIGINAL LINER NOTES BY MILES ... 20th Columbia LP, "A Tribute To Jack Johnson" (featuring John McLaughlin), and ... Read more
Interview: Ken Burns discusses Jack Johnson, the boxer who is the subject of a new documentary on PBS
Morning Edition (NPR); 1/17/2005; RENEE MONTAGNE; 787 words ; ... Interview: Ken Burns discusses Jack Johnson, the boxer who is the subject of ... At the turn of the 20th century, Jack Johnson made history by becoming the first ... won by a knockout. It would be Jack Johnson's greatest triumph. It would also ... Read more
Review: Different sounds of two jazz CDs that serve as soundtracks for documentaries about Jack Johnson
NPR Special; 1/18/2005; ALEX CHADWICK; 681 words ; ... music from "Tribute to Jack Johnson") WAS: Purists could not have ... Soundbite of music from "Tribute to Jack Johnson") WAS: These weren't the supple ... was Miles paying tribute to Jack Johnson, the first black boxing champ ... Soundbite of music from "Tribute to Jack ... Read more
JACKSON AN ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR OF PARDON FOR JACK JOHNSON
Capitol Hill Press Releases; 1/18/2005; 571 words ; ... ORIGINAL CO-SPONSOR OF PARDON FOR JACK JOHNSON Contact: Frank E. Watkins 202.2725 ... President should grant John Arthur `Jack' Johnson - the first African- American Heavyweight ... the World - a posthumous pardon. "Jack Johnson was convicted under a perverted ... Read more
A Bus Driver's Long, Painful Route; Life Has Put Lots of Obstacles in Jack Johnson's Way. But No Matter What, He Keeps On Moving.
The Washington Post; 5/15/2000; Eugene L. Meyer; 787 words ; It is 3:28 p.m., lunchtime on Jack Johnson's first day back at work driving ... s never been a smooth ride for Jack Johnson. His passengers speak a mixture ... considering their circumstances. Jack Johnson had already rented the graduation ... Read more
First Black Champion: Jack Johnson Won, Fighting Racism His Way
Los Angeles Sentinel; 1/26/2000; Nicholson, Collie; 787 words ; ... 01-26-2000 First Black Champion: Jack Johnson Won, Fighting Racism His Way ... circumstances, than anyone else, Jack Johnson. Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis ... Arthur," was one-of-a-kind. Jack Johnson bore the dreaded white man ... of the ring. What's more, Johnson, the first man of color ... Read more
Jack Johnson: `The Great Black Hope'
Chicago Defender; 12/4/1999; Anonymous; 488 words ; Jack Johnson: `The Great Black Hope' In a time when ... risked their lives just being a Black man, Jack Johnson was a rare exception. A Black man with ... to be allowed back into United States. Jack Johnson would never be heavyweight champion again ... Read more
Beyond the Ring: Searching for Boxing Legend Jack Johnson
The Crisis; 1/1/2005; Cobb, William Jelani; 787 words ; ... Ring: Searching for Boxing Legend Jack Johnson Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson By Geoffrey C. Ward (Knopf, $26 ... Carnegie and J.P. Morgan. Known as Jack Johnson, he has come down to us cloaked ... Read more
First Black Boxing Champion: Jack Johnson Won, Fighting Racism His Way
New York Beacon, The; 1/19/2000; Nicholson, Collie J.; 787 words ; ... First Black Boxing Champion: Jack Johnson Won, Fighting Racism His Way ... circumstances, than anyone else, Jack Johnson. Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis ... Arthur" was one-of-a-kind. Jack Johnson bore the dreaded white man ... outside the ring. What's more, Johnson, the first man of color ... Read more
Ring master in white lions' den The Anniversary: Jack Johnson became the first black world heavyweight champion 90 years ago
The Independent - London; 12/20/1998; BOB MEE; 671 words ; ... brutally one-sided rounds. Johnson was an extraordinary man ... than risk everything against Johnson, for more than two years ... unprecedented pounds 7,500 to fight Johnson on Boxing Day 1908. McIntosh's suspicion of Johnson was extreme. In refusing a cash advance - Jack was a little strapped, ... Read more

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