The first #AfricanAmerican world heavyweight #boxing champion #JackJohnson died in a car crash #onthisday in 1946.
#otd #boxer #athlete #GalvestonGiant #blackhistory #JimCrow #racism #TheGreatWhiteHope #UnforgivableBlackness #pardon #FightoftheCentury #JohnArthurJohnson
My career could have been very different if it wasn’t for #JackJohnson , 1st black HW champ. He was a fearless pioneer & far ahead of his time. He will always be a source of inspiration to me. This #BHM Roots Of Fight honor the #GalvestonGiant #KnowYourRoots rootsof.co/bhtcollectionT
The first #AfricanAmerican world heavyweight #boxing champion #JackJohnson died in a car crash #onthisday in 1946. 🥊 #GalvestonGiant #blackhistory #JimCrow #racism #TheGreatWhiteHope #UnforgivableBlackness #FightoftheCentury #trivia
#BHM #18 #JackJohnson #Boxer #JohnArthurJohnson #GalvestonGiant … instagram.com/p/BCWzyWuRT6S/
A photo of heavyweight Jack Johnson baiting in Arthur Craven in 1916. #GalvestonGiant #BoxingHistory
#JackJohnson #GalvestonGiant - Picking up a log of wood - Classic Photo - Circa.1922 - (FPG/GettyImages)
One of the last pictures of Jack Johnson before his death, 1946. 🥊❤️
#GalvestonGiant #NeverForgotten
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#OTD 1903 #JackJohnson wins first HW title. We honor the #GalvestonGiant w/ new Tee and Hood bit.ly/1PXo1EL
The ‘White Slavery’ Law That Brought Down #JackJohnson is Still in Effect history.com/news/white-sla… via @history #History #JackJohnson Pardon #MannAct #GalvestonGiant #FirstWorldHeavyWeight #NativeBlacks #BlackAmericans / #DescendantsOfSlaves Of #ChattelSlavery #BlackPoliticsMatter .