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Unforgivable Blackness : The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Author: Geoffrey C. Ward
He was the first black heavyweight champion in history, the most celebrated–and most reviled–African American of his age. In Unforgivable Blackness, the prizewinning biographer Geoffrey C. Ward brings to vivid life the real Jack Johnson, a figure far more complex and compelling than the newspaper headlines he inspired could ev...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375415326
ISBN-10: 0375415327
Publication Date: 10/26/2004
Pages: 512
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Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A rousing story, a terrific biography and first rate history.
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