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.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Roberts, Randy
ISBN: 9780029269008
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.73
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Year: 1985

Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes

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