Black Champion Biography Paperback Book by Finis Farr Fawcett Crest Book 1956

Jack Johnson was the first black boxing champion, and the white race hated him for it.

They pitted him against the iron jawed Jeffries- the one they called The Great White Hope-in the battle of the century.

And when Jack Johnson's fist was lifted in a victory gesture, it brought a surge of pride to every black American.

Johnson was not content to be just a racial symbol. 

He lived life the way he wanted to, thumbing his nose at the conventions of both races. 

He married three beautiful white women, and neither jail nor exile could quell his spirit.

This is the story of a champion who combined the power of a bull with the grace of a panther and the brains of a man.

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