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Unforgivable blackness

Unforgivable blackness

Geoffrey C. Ward, David Schaye, Ken Burns, Keith David, Paul Barnes

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The story of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the Heavyweight Champion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man in race-obsessed America.

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OL Work ID
OL19718399W

Subjects

Race relationsBoxingBoxers (Sports)Sports upsetsDiscrimination in sportsAfrican American boxersTournamentsBiographyHistory

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