World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937 (e-bog) af Mark Allen Baker, Baker

World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937 e-bog

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For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression--the existence of the title far more important to the white public than its succession of champions. It took some extraordinary individuals, most notably Jack Johnson, to challenge &quote;the color line&quote; in the ring, although the title and the black fighters who contended for it continued ...
E-bog 200,69 DKK
Forfattere Mark Allen Baker, Baker (forfatter)
Forlag McFarland
Udgivet 25 august 2020
Længde 260 sider
Genrer Social and cultural history
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781476639871
For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression--the existence of the title far more important to the white public than its succession of champions. It took some extraordinary individuals, most notably Jack Johnson, to challenge "e;the color line"e; in the ring, although the title and the black fighters who contended for it continued until the reign of Joe Louis a generation later. This history traces the advent and demise of the Championship, the stories of the 28 professional athletes who won it, and the demarcation of the color line both in and out of the ring.