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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The prize-winning biography of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight world champion - and one of the most controversial black figures of the 20th century.WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDWINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDHe was the first black heavyweight champion in history (1908-15) and the most celebrated - and most reviled - African American of his age. In Unforgivable Blackness, prize-winning biographer Geoffrey C. Ward brings to vivid life the real Jack Johnson, a figure far more complex than the newspaper headlines could ever convey.Johnson battled his way from obscurity to the top of the heavyweight ranks and in 1908 won the greatest prize in American sports - one that had always been the preserve of white boxers. At a time when whites ran everything in America, he took orders from no one and resolved to live as if colour did not exist. Because of this, the federal government set out to destroy him and he was forced to endure a year of prison and seven years of exile. As Ward shows, Johnson was seen as a perpetual threat to white and African Americans alike - profligate, arrogant, amoral, a dark menace and a danger to the natural order of things.Unforgivable Blackness is the first full-scale biography of Johnson in more than twenty years. Accompanied by more than fifty photographs and drawing on a wealth of new material - including Johnson's never-before-published prison memoir - it restores Jack Johnson to his rightful place in the pantheon of sporting and social warriors. WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDHe was the first black heavyweight champion in history (1908-15) and the most celebrated - and most reviled - African American of his age. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780224092340
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDHe was the first black heavyweight champion in history (1908-15) and the most celebrated - and most reviled - African American of his age. Seller Inventory # B9780224092340
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 512 pages. 7.83x5.16x1.34 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0224092340
Book Description Condition: New. Jack Johnson battled his way from obscurity to the top of the heavyweight ranks and in 1908 won the greatest prize in American sports - one that had always been the preserve of white boxers. At a time when whites ran everything in America, he took orders from no one and resolved to live as if colour did not exist. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 406. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780224092340
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Book Description Condition: New. Jack Johnson battled his way from obscurity to the top of the heavyweight ranks and in 1908 won the greatest prize in American sports - one that had always been the preserve of white boxers. At a time when whites ran everything in America, he took orders from no one and resolved to live as if colour did not exist. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGS; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 406. . 2015. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780224092340
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 21179116-n