Jack Johnson (boxer)
John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 - June 10, 1946), better known as Jack Johnson and nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer and arguably the best heavyweight of his generation. He was the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World, 1908-1915.
External links
- Jack Johnson at boxrec.com
- Review of "Unforgivable Blackness," a 2005 Ken Burns documentary on Johnson
- Extended biography of Jack Johnson
- Famous Texans - Jack Johnson
- John (Jack) Arthur Johnson
- Harlem 1900-1940: Schomburg Exhibit Jack Johnson
- ESPN.com: Jack Johnson
- Cyber Boxing Zone - Jack Johnson
- Interview with Jack Johnson biographer Geoffery C. Ward
- CBS News - A Pardon for Jack Johnson
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