Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Paperback • 2006 • English

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

By Geoffrey C. Ward

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About the book

In this vivid biography Geoffrey C. Ward brings back to life the most celebrated -- and the most reviled -- African American of his age. Jack Johnson battled his way out of obscurity and poverty in the Jim Crow South to win the title of heavyweight champion of the world. At a time when whites ran everything in America, he took orders from no one and resolved to live as if color did not exist. While most blacks struggled simply to exist, he reveled in his riches and his fame, sleeping with whome...Show more

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ISBN

9780375710049

Publisher

Vintage Books USA

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Format

Paperback

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