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Black Man vs. The World : Jack Johnsons Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs , by Adam J. Pollack, tells the complete story of Jack Johnson, the first black man to fight for and win the world heavyweight championship. In a thorough, detailed, and unique fashion, Johnsons life and fights are recounted based on multiple local next-day primary sources, archival documents, as well as a multitude of rare photographs, cartoons, and advertisements. You will follow his path from a poverty-stricken struggling unknown, to contender battling against the color line, lobbying for a title shot which he had earned but for his race, all the way to the championship, his reign, and the great efforts to find a white fighter capable of dethroning him. Throughout, both black and white-owned newspapers offer their plethora of perspectives and substantial context about race, both inside and outside of the ring, better enabling the reader to understand Johnsons struggles and symbolic significance both to whites and blacks throughout the world. Like never before, boxing fans, sociologists, and historians will obtain knowledge and insight into Jack Johnsons life and world from which he emerged and endured. T

Author

Pollack, Adam J., author

Publisher

WIN BY KO Publications; Win by Ko Publications

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781949783001

Rating

4.9 / 5 (16 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14