Papa Jack
Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopes
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Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100029269008
- ISBN-139780029269008
- LibraryThing62254
- Goodreads1034757
- OCLC Control Number14907214
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780029269008
- Open LibraryOL7270179M
Classifications
- LCCGV1132.M84
Description
"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." --from back cover.
First Sentence
NO ONE THOUGHT MUCH about holding church services that Sunday, so the few churches left standing were empty.
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