Papa Jack

Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopes

Pages: 304
Published: 1983
Language: English

In 1910, Jack Johnson's victory over white heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries challenged America's racial hierarchy, sparking widespread unrest and a desperate search for a 'Great White Hope.' This true story explores the life of the most celebrated and reviled Black American of his era. It plunges into a brutal world of Black defiance and white retribution, set against the backdrop of sports and spectacle in Jim Crow America.