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The Johnson-Jeffries Fight and Censorship of Black Supremacy (PDF). New York University Journal of Law & Liberty; Rozen, W. A. (2004). America on the Ropes: A Pictorial History of the Johnson – Jeffries Fight. Casey Press LLC. ISBN 978-0-9762964-0-9; Jack Johnson vs. James Jeffries: Topics in Chronicling America, Library of Congress
John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915).
James Jeffries during his fight with Jack Johnson. Over five years after retiring, Jeffries made a comeback on July 4, 1910, at Reno, Nevada, in a match against champion Jack Johnson, who had won the Heavyweight Championship in 1908 by defeating Canadian champion Tommy Burns at Rushcutters Bay in Australia. Burns was the first heavyweight ...
Description: On this site on July 4, 1910, Reno hosted "The Fight of the Century," a heavyweight championship boxing match between John Arthur "Jack" Johnson, the black title holder, and James J. "Jim" Jeffries, a former champion seeking to regain the title he had vacated in 1904.
The Johnson–Jeffries riots refer to the dozens of race riots that occurred throughout the United States after African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeated white boxer James J. Jeffries in a boxing match termed the "Fight of the Century". Johnson became the first black World Heavyweight champion in 1908 which made him unpopular with the ...
Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida went on on MSNBC's "The ReidOut" with Joy Reid to defend comments he made that Jim Crow, a period of racial violence and segregation, was an era when “the Black ...
Cars & Coffee show at Bloomington's Butler Winery Vineyard was highlighted by sunshine and an interesting mix of cars and trucks.
Hank Griffin (ca. 1870 – 2 May 1911) was an African American boxer who fought some of the greatest fighters in history, including World Colored Middleweight Champion Harris "The Black Pearl" Martin, World Colored Heavyweight Champion Frank Childs and World Heavyweight Champions Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries.