The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937 / Mark Allen Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Mark Allen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Boxing--United States--History.

Boxing.

Boxing--Canada--History.

Boxers (Sports)--Canada--Biography.

Boxers (Sports).

Athletes, Black--Canada--Biography.

Athletes, Black.

African American boxers--Biography.

African American boxers.

World Colored Heavyweight Championship--History.

World Colored Heavyweight Championship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

Summary:

"For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression-the existence of the title far more important to the white public than its succession of champions. It took some extraordinary individuals, most notably Jack Johnson, to challenge "the color line" in the ring, although the title and the black fighters who contended for it continued until the reign of Joe Louis a generation later. This history traces the advent and demise of the Championship, the stories of the 28 professional athletes who won it, and the demarcation of the color line both in and out of the ring"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Clearing a path

The core four

The Black Prince

King of the Battle Royal

Crafty Texan

Colorado Giant

Galveston Giant

The Idol of Paris

Joseph "Joe" Jeremiah Jennette

Boston Tar Baby

The Black Panther

"Big" Bill Tate

The Leiperville Shadow

The Toronto Terror

Bearcat Obie

Driving the last spike.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-3987-6

9781476639871