Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Follow Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings to entering the ring.
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
See Jack Johnson's rise to the top of the boxing world and witness the country's reaction
PBS Kansas Channel 8 Passport
This video is currently available with PBS Kansas Channel 8 Passport.
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Johnson became the world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era.
The Jim Crow Era
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Johnson was given speeding tickets scores of times over the years.
Speeding Tickets
Jack Johnson was the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Jack Johnson was the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World. His dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century.
Jack Johnson was the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World. His dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century.
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Follow Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings to entering the ring.
PBS Kansas Channel 8 Passport
This video is currently available with PBS Kansas Channel 8 Passport.
Part 1
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
See Jack Johnson's rise to the top of the boxing world and witness the country's reaction
PBS Kansas Channel 8 Passport
This video is currently available with PBS Kansas Channel 8 Passport.
Part 2
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Johnson became the world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era.
The Jim Crow Era
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Fight of the Century
July 4, 1910, the retired white Heavyweight Champion of the World, Jim Jeffries, tried to take the title back from the African-American current champion, Jack Johnson.
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