Title - Boxer Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Champion Description - John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, an American boxer, the best heavyweight of his generation and the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908-1915). In a documentary about his life, Ken Burns notes, "For more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth." Description Source - Library of Congress (for identity) Year - Unknown |
