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Jack Johnson, rebel sojourner : boxing in the shadow of the global color line / Theresa Runstedtler.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Runstedtler, Theresa.
- Series:
- American crossroads ; 33.
- American crossroads ; 33
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Johnson, Jack, 1878-1946.
- Johnson, Jack.
- Boxers (Sports)--United States--Biography.
- Boxers (Sports).
- African American boxers--Biography.
- African American boxers.
- Boxing--United States--History.
- Boxing.
- Racism in sports.
- United States--Race relations--History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (376 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In his day, Jack Johnson-born in Texas, the son of former slaves-was the most famous black man on the planet. As the first African American World Heavyweight Champion (1908-1915), he publicly challenged white supremacy at home and abroad, enjoying the same audacious lifestyle of conspicuous consumption, masculine bravado, and interracial love wherever he traveled. Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner provides the first in-depth exploration of Johnson's battles against the color line in places as far-flung as Sydney, London, Cape Town, Paris, Havana, and Mexico City. In relating this dramatic story, Theresa Runstedtler constructs a global history of race, gender, and empire in the early twentieth century.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Embodying Empire
- 2. White Censors, Dark Screens: The Jeffries-Johnson Fight Film Controversy
- 3. Jack Johnson versus John Bull: The Rise of the British Boxing Colour Bar
- 4. The Black Atlantic from Below: African American Boxers and the Search for Exile
- 5. Trading Race: Black Bodies and French Regeneration
- 6. Viva Johnson! Fighting over Race in the Americas
- 7. The Empire Strikes Back: The "French Jack Johnson" and the Rising Tide of Color
- Epilogue: Visible Men, Harmless Icons
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613521002
- 9781280116711
- 1280116714
- 9780520952287
- 0520952286
- OCLC:
- 780425995
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