Description
For six decades the World Colored Heavyweight Championship was a useful tool of racial oppression--the existence of the title far more important to the white public than its succession of champions. It took some extraordinary individuals, most notably Jack Johnson, to challenge "the color line" in the ring, although the title and the black fighters who contended for it continued until the reign of Joe Louis a generation later. This history traces the advent and demise of the Championship, the stories of the 28 professional athletes who won it, and the demarcation of the color line both in and out of the ring.
Author: Mark Allen Baker
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 09/14/2020
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 10.00h x 6.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476677651
ISBN10: 1476677654
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Boxing
- History | African American & Black
- Biography & Autobiography | General
About the Author
Mark Allen Baker, business executive and writer of hundreds of articles and more than 25 books, is the only person to serve the International Boxing Hall of Fame as an author, historian, chairperson, sponsor, volunteer and biographer. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame. He was accorded a Lifetime Award of Merit by the State University of New York in 2022.