Papa Jack: Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopes
by Randy Roberts
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Author: Randy RobertsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1985-03-01
ISBN: 0029269008
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Free Press
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- ISBN13: 9780029269008
- Condition: New
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Book Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
Jack Johnson was His Own Man.This Book Details His Battle Too Being A Champion in a Very Racist World.How No Matter What Problems He Faced He Still Was A WArrior&that Speaks Volumes WHen Not Only was He The Most Hated Negro in AMerica but also During JIM CROW TImes.Very Strong Book About A GREAT CHAMPION.
Summary of Papa Jack: Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopes
When Jack Johnson defeated white heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries in 1910, it was America's notions of racial superiority that staggered under his blows. Amid riots and lynchings, the search began for the Great White Hope who could put the "uppity" new champion in his place. Here is the startling true story of the most famous-and most hated-black American of his day. "Papa Jack" takes us into a violent and sordid world. It is an astonishing tale of black defiance-and white retribution-set against the dramatic canvas of sports and spectacle in Jim Crow America.Ethnic & National Books
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