J ohnson, J ack (1878–1946)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23634849 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Porter Bloom (Shippensburg University, corresponding author), John Bloom |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118663202.wberen462 |
| OpenAlex | W2344650289 |
| ISBN | 9781118663202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
This entry explores the life of Jack Johnson, the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion. Overcoming tremendous odds, Johnson fought his way to the pinnacle of the boxing world. Along with his athletic career, he is as much recognized for his rebellious and colorful lifestyle, which he openly flaunted in defiance of the social conventions of his time. Public responses to his lifestyle included an eventual criminal conviction for the violation of the Mann Act, which prohibited “white slavery.” This sent him first into exile for years and, upon his return to the United States, to prison for a year. Nevertheless, Johnson's fame made him an international symbol of black assertiveness. During his time he was one of the strongest symbols of resistance to white supremacy.
Art · Champion · Conviction · Criminology · Political science · Prison · Resistance (ecology) · Sociology · Symbol (formal) · White (mutation) · American History and Culture · Asian American and Pacific Histories · History · Law · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |