Up against the Ropes
Peter Jackson As “Uncle Tom” in America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14999283 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan F Clark (Susan F. Clark currently holds a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities and is a Senior Research Fellow at Wesleyan University's Center for the Humanities. This article is part of a longer work in progress, a full-length study of Uncle Tom's Cabin in popular entertainment entitled Sold Down the River. Dr. Clark earned a PhD from Tufts University and has taught at Smith College, the University of Southern Maine, and Emerson College. Other publications appear in New Theatre Quarterly and..., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 157-182 |
| Publication date | 2000-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TDR/The Drama Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1054-2043 • E-ISSN: 1531-4715 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/10542040051058960 |
| OpenAlex | W2097845488 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Nineteenth-century heavyweight champion of Australia, Peter Jackson, “The Black Prince”, could not get a world-title match with John L. Sullivan, the “Boston Strong Boy.” Racism was the reason. Jackson turned to acting, and exhibition fights between acts—becoming the best-known “Uncle Tom” of his day
Archaeology · Art · Art history · Champion · Exhibition · Performance art · Racism · Sociology · Gender Studies · History · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |