Author: Johnson, Jack
Alternate names: John Arthur Johnson; Johnson, Jack, 1878-1946; John Johnson; Jack Johnson boxer; Jack Johnson American boxer; Johnson, Jack Arthur, 1878-1946; Galveston Giant; Black Jack Johnson; Arthur John Johnson; 杰克·约翰逊; جاك جونسون; 잭 존슨; جک جانسون; Джек Джонсон (боксер); ჯეკ ჯონსონი; Jack Johnson (bokser); Џек Џонсон; જેક જોનસન; Джек Джонсон; जैक जॉनसन; ジャック・ジョンソン; ג'ק ג'ונסון; জ্যাক জনসন; Τζακ Τζόνσον (πυγμάχος)
Born: 1878
Died: 1946
Bio: John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). His 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries was dubbed the "fight of the century".[4] Johnson defeated Jeffries, who was white, triggering dozens of race riots across the U.S. According to filmmaker Ken Burns, "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African American on Earth".[5][6] He is widely regarded as one of the most influential boxers in history. Transcending boxing, he became part of the culture and history of racism in the United States.[7] -Wikipedia