Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner: Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line Volume 33

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.

Author: Theresa Runstedtler
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 09/01/2013
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780520280113
ISBN10: 0520280113
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Sports
- Sports & Recreation | Boxing
- Sports & Recreation | History

About the Author
Theresa Runstedtler is Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Buffalo.