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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Runstedtler, Theresa, author.
Imprint:	Berkeley : University of California Press, [2012] ©2012
Description:	1 online resource (376 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	American crossroads ; 33 American crossroads ; 33.
Subject:	Johnson, Jack, -- 1878-1946. Johnson, Jack, -- 1878-1946. Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography. African American boxers -- Biography. Boxing -- United States -- History. Racism in sports. African American boxers. Boxers (Sports) Boxing. Race relations. Racism in sports. United States -- Race relations -- History. United States. Electronic book. Biographies. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11146243

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ISBN:	9780520952287 0520952286 9786613521002 6613521000 0520271602 9780520271609 1280116714 9781280116711
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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, T.
Other form:	Print version: Runstedtler, Theresa. Jack Johnson, rebel sojourner. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2012 9780520271609
Standard no.:	9786613521002

Table of Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface. Sparring Nations, Global Problem; Introduction: Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner; 1. Embodying Empire: Jack Johnson and the White Pacific; 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 Americas7. The Empire Strikes Back: The "French Jack Johnson" and the Rising Tide of Color; Epilogue: Visible Men, Harmless Icons; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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