The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937 / Mark Allen Baker.
The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937 / Mark Allen Baker.
The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937 / Mark Allen Baker.
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Call Numbers
G 2020/3620
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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 -- B...
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2020]
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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...
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The World Colored Heavyweight Championship, 1876-1937 / Mark Allen Baker.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-245) and index.
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©2020
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Call Numbers
G 2020/3620
Record Identifier
74VKa6rvGr6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKa6rvGr6y
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ISBN
1476677654 (paperback)
9781476677651 (paperback)
DDC
796.830896073
MMS ID
991024342116902626
