JOHNSON, JACK

(John Arthur Johnson), 1878–1946, American boxer, b. Galveston, Tex. Emerging from the battle royals (dehumanizing fights between blacks for the amusement of white patrons) of his youth, he defeated Tommy Burns in 1908 to become the world's first African-American heavyweight champion. After an interracial marriage and his defeat of several white hopefuls, Johnson was convicted in 1913 under contrived circumstances for violation of a federal law. He fled to Europe and remained a champion in exile until he lost in 1915 to Jess Willard in Cuba. Upon his return to the United States, he served a year in prison.

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books on: Johnson Jack  - 6372 results

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I Married Adventure: The Lives and Adventures of Martin and Osa Johnson
Book by Osa Johnson; J. B. Lippincott Company, 1940
Subjects: Africa--Description And Travel, Johnson, Martin--1884-1937, Photography Of Animals
...however, he paced the room. Johnson Son. Johnson Son. His sister giggled and asked...with supper, he said it aloud. " Johnson Son." Idly he leafed the magazine...almost physical, an article by Jack London met his eyes. It told of...
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The Critical Response to Jack London
Book by Susan M. Nuernberg; Greenwood Press, 1995
Subjects: Fiction, London, Jack--1876-1916--Criticism And Interpretation
...Gershenowitz Harry. "Luther Burbank, Jack London and Cacti," The Wotf 85 , 9-14. _____. "Mencken and Jack London," Menckeniana , no. 116...Haughey Homer L. and Connie Kate Johnson. Jack London Ranch Album . Stockton, CA...
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Jack Kerouac's Duluoz Legend: The Mythic Form of an Autobiographical Fiction
Book by James T. Jones; Southern Illinois University Press, 1999
Subjects: Autobiographical Fiction, American--History And Criticism, Beat Generation, Duluoz (Fictitious Character), Kerouac, Jack--1922-1969--Characters--Duluoz, Kerouac, Jack--1922-1969--Criticism And Interpretation, Myth In Literature, Oedipus (Greek Mythology) In Literature, Oedipus Complex In Literature, Psychoanalysis And Literature--United States, Self In Literature
...Road , this marks the only occasion on which Jack Kerouac ever went on the road with a woman, as Joyce Johnson observes in her memoir ( Minor Characters...board their transcontinental bus in Florida, Jack invokes the image of his father in heaven...
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The View from on the Road: The Rhetorical Vision of Jack Kerouac
Book by Omar Swartz; Southern Illinois University Press, 1999
Subjects: Beat generation, Conduct of life in literature, Fantasy in literature, Kerouac, Jack--1922-1969--Criticism and interpretation, Kerouac, Jack--1922-1969--On the road, Literature and anthropology--United States--History--20th century, Narration (Rhetoric), Visions in literature
...Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, 5 , 16 Finney, Jack, 63 Firmat, Gustavo Perez, 96 Fisher...Kathleen, 24 jazz, 9 - 10 , 11 , 20 Johnson, Glen M., 17 , 63 , 64 Jones, James...Janis, 82 Kammerer, Dave, 62 Kerouac, Jack see also Beat Generation; On the Road...
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A Map of Mexico City Blues: Jack Kerouac as Poet
Book by James T. Jones; Southern Illinois University Press, 1992
Subjects: Beat generation in literature, Kerouac, Jack--1922-1969, Kerouac, Jack--1922-1969--Poetic works, Mexicans in literature
...of the Buddha . Ed. E. H. Johnson. New Delhi: Oriental Books...The Art of Fiction XLI: Jack Kerouac." The Paris Review...Martins, 1987. Clark Tom. Jack Kerouac . New York: Harcourt...Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac . New York: Penguin...
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journal articles on: Johnson Jack  - 2985 results

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The Jack Johnson V. Barney Oldfield Match Race of 1910
Journal article by Rick Knott; Afro - Americans in New York Life and History, Vol. 29, 2005
Subjects: Automobile racing, Boxing, Discrimination, Racism, Recreation, Sports
The Jack Johnson V. Barney Oldfield Match Race of 1910...raced boxings heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson in a automobile race at New Yorks Sheapshead...announcing his intention of competing with `Jack Johnson," and added "for statements in the...
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Baseball Annies, Jack Johnson, and Kenesaw Mountain Landis: How Groupies Influenced the Lengthy Ban on Blacks in Organized Baseball
Journal article by Jean Hastings Ardell; Nine, Vol. 13, 2005
Subjects: Baseball players--Behavior, Baseball players--Ethical aspects, Baseball teams--Competitions, Baseball--Competitions, Baseball--United States, Robinson, Jackie--Behavior, Robinson, Jackie--Ethical aspects
Baseball Annies, Jack Johnson, and Kenesaw Mountain Landis...flamboyant African American boxer Jack Johnson, who reigned as the world heavyweight...people of different races to marry. Jack Johnson, however, proceeded to marry...
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The White House Looks South: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson
Journal article by Jack Bass; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 73, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The White House Looks South: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson (Book)--Book reviews
...Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson. by Jack Bass The White House...Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson. By William E. Leuchtenburg...Texas, and Frank M. Johnson Jr. of Alabama established...historic transformation. JACK BASS College of Charleston
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World War I and Free Agency: The Fateful 1918 Battle for Jack Quinn
Journal article by Steve Steinberg; Nine, Vol. 16, 2008
Subjects: Pitchers (Baseball), Quinn, Jack--Biography
...Murdock, Ban Johnson: Czar of Baseball <br/ Jack (John Picus...decision awarding Jack Quinn to the Yankees...precipitated the Johnson-Comiskey break...Garry Herrmann, Johnson simply had too...own power base. Jack Quinn went on to...
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Three-Dimensionality and 'My Brother Jack
Journal article by Lee Brotherson; Australian Literary Studies, Vol. 18, 1997
Subjects: Dimensions--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Johnston, George--Criticism, interpretation, etc., My Brother Jack (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Setting (Literature)--Psychological aspects, Space and time in literature--Psychological aspects
...readers since: `My Brother Jack is largely devoted to...Similarly, Greer Johnson and Chris Tiffin find...the case of My Brother Jack to affirm that this is...London: Heinemann, 1983. Johnson, Greer, and Chris Tiffin...George. My Brother Jack. Sydney: Angus Robertson...
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magazine articles on: Johnson Jack  - 1968 results

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Jack Johnson and the Great White Hope
Magazine article by Lerone Bennett Jr.; Ebony, Vol. 49, April 1994
Subjects: African American boxers--Biography, Boxing--History, Johnson, Jack--Biography
Jack Johnson and the great white hope by Jr. Lerone...prize fight, the 1910 contest between Jack Johnson, the firt Black heavyweight champion...person and personality of John Arthur (Jack) Johnson, who is still considered by many experts...
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Jack Johnson and the Great White Hope
Magazine article by Jr. Lerone Bennett; Ebony, Vol. 60, January 2005
Subjects: African American boxers--Achievements and awards, African American boxers--Appreciation, Boxing--Competitions, Ethnic attitudes--Portrayals, Johnson, Jack (American boxer)--Achievements and awards, Johnson, Jack (American boxer)--Appreciation
Jack Johnson and the Great White Hope. by Jr. Lerone...prizefight, the 1910 contest between Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight champion...person and personality of John Arthur (Jack) Johnson, who is still considered by many experts...
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Jack Johnson and the Great White Hope Pt. II
Magazine article by Jr. Lerone Bennett; Ebony, Vol. 60, February 2005
Subjects: Johnson, Jack, Wrestlers--Biography
Jack Johnson and the Great White Hope Pt. II. by...sudden silence, the two gladiators, Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries, shuffled to the center...Whites fought and died in his name, Jack Johnson sped across the country, making ceremonial...
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Eco Star: Jack Johnson
Magazine article by Josh Baron; Plenty, April 2008
Subjects: Environmental protection, Johnson, Jack (Musician), Performing artists, Personal profiles, Popular music, Singers, United States
Eco Star: Jack Johnson by Josh Baron By the time you read this, the Hawai bom troubadour Jack Johnson will be touring in support of his new album Sleep Through the Static...
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Jack Johnson
Magazine article by Jessica Ferracane; Sunset, Vol. 221, July 2008
Subjects: Concerts, Grammy awards, Johnson, Jack (Musician), Musicians & conductors, Oahu Hawaii, Rock music, Surfing
Jack Johnson by Jessica Ferracane HELPING PRESERVE HIS NATIVE OAHU Pupukea-Paumalu is beautiful-its the bluff above the North Shore, about...
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I Was a Very Angry Person; Interview Former Wayward Teen Jack Osbourne Has Helped a Warrington Woman Set Her Life Back on Track. Emma Johnson Reports
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), August 18, 2007
Subjects: Osbourne, Jack
...Person; Interview Former Wayward Teen Jack Osbourne Has Helped a Warrington Woman Set Her Life Back on Track. Emma Johnson Reports. Byline: Emma Johnson GIVEN his much-publicised drug addiction, Jack Osbourne is not the most obvious role...
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The Black Hero Championed by Scots; When a Scottish Lodge Admitted Jack Johnson to the Masons, There Was an International Uproar
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), September 5, 2009
Subjects: African Americans
...When a Scottish Lodge Admitted Jack Johnson to the Masons, There Was an International...handsome black mans beguiling smile. Jack Johnson was the worlds greatest boxer when...arms at the recent initiation of "Jack" Johnson. Grand Lodge ordered an inquiry...
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It Took a Surfing Wipeout and 150 Stitches for Jack Johnson to Take His Music Seriously Writes GEORGINA BIBLE; Bluesfest Is {Lsquo}better Together' with Jack Johnson
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), March 13, 2010
Subjects: Surfers, Surfing
...Surfing Wipeout and 150 Stitches for Jack Johnson to Take His Music Seriously Writes...Lsquo}better Together with Jack Johnson. IT WAS just another overhead...decades, though it spared a young Jack Johnson - destroying a career as a surfer...
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Time of Transition Dad's Death and Daughter's Birth Led Jack Johnson 'To the Sea'
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 2, 2010
Subjects: News agencies, The Associated Press
...and Daughters Birth Led Jack Johnson To the Sea. Byline...Associated Press When Jack Johnson came off a tour with tales...underscores what makes Johnson unique. "The biggest thing to note about Jack is hes a very simple individual...
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In a Taxi With- JACK JOHNSON; the Hawaiian Surfer-Singer Dodges Sharks in New York City
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 3, 2005
In a Taxi With- JACK JOHNSON; the Hawaiian Surfer-Singer Dodges Sharks in New York City...21st-century Bob Dylan. In Hawaii, its never really winter, so Jack Johnson has had to wipe the mould off his rarely worn shoes on a flying...
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encyclopedia articles on: Johnson Jack  - 13 results

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Johnson, Jack
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHNSON, JACK (John Arthur Johnson), 1878 1946, American boxer, b. Galveston, Tex., the son...interracial marriage and his defeat of several white hopefuls, Johnson was convicted in 1913 under contrived circumstances for violation...
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Johnson, Martin Elmer
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHNSON, MARTIN ELMER 1884 1937, American explorer...a stowaway. He then joined the crew of Jack Londons round-the-world cruise on the...States. His wife, Osa Helen (Leighty) Johnson, 1894 1953, accompanied him on all his...
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Boxing
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...delivering a fatal blow in a bout, Jack Broughton drew up (1743) the first...American heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson , disturbed the segregated society...over 190 lb/86.3 kg) champions Jack Dempsey (1919 26) and Joe Louis...
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Jeffries, James J
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Island in New York City. He retired undefeated in 1905, but returned to the ring in 1910, when he was defeated by Jack Johnson at Reno, Nev. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission...
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Jones, James Earl
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...American actor, b. Tate co., Miss. Jones achieved Broadway stardom with his powerful portrayal of the fighter Jack Johnson in The Great White Hope (1968). He made his stage debut at the Univ. of Michigan and appeared thereafter for seven...
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