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7 Years Before Star Wars, James Earl Jones Had His Breakout Role in This Academy Award-Nominated Drama
The Great White Hope is a powerful biopic that brings to life the struggles of Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight ...
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Johnson boxed, lived on his own terms
But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...
Diddy Claims Law Used to Prosecute Him Has 'Racist Origins,' Seeks Dismissal of Charge: 'Singled Out'
Sean Combs' attorneys filed a motion to dismiss one count of transportation to engage in prostitution, claiming that the law cited has "racist origins." ...
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Jack Johnson's Rise
Jim Jeffries, the current heavyweight champion, refused to fight Johnson or any other black boxer. On May 16, Johnson took on the champion's younger brother, Jack Jeffries. After toying with the ...
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Boxing the Color Line
In 1908, when Jack Johnson fought Tommy Burns to become the first African American heavyweight champion of the world, a search began for a "Great White Hope" to take back the title. American ...
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JOHNSON WILL FIGHT ANY ONE; Negro Champion Arrives from Australia -- Methodists' Bar Him.
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Johnson boxed, lived on own terms
But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...