03548nam 2200721Ia 450 991046132180332120200520144314.01-280-11671-497866135210020-520-95228-610.1525/9780520952287(CKB)2670000000160884(EBL)870022(OCoLC)780425995(SSID)ssj0000621722(PQKBManifestationID)12237619(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000621722(PQKBWorkID)10617654(PQKB)10755428(MiAaPQ)EBC870022(DE-B1597)520712(DE-B1597)9780520952287(Au-PeEL)EBL870022(CaPaEBR)ebr10540419(CaONFJC)MIL352100(EXLCZ)99267000000016088420110707d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrJack Johnson, rebel sojourner[electronic resource] boxing in the shadow of the global color line /Theresa RunstedtlerBerkeley University of California Pressc20121 online resource (376 p.)American crossroads ;33Description based upon print version of record.0-520-28011-3 0-520-27160-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Embodying Empire -- 2. White Censors, Dark Screens: The Jeffries-Johnson Fight Film Controversy -- 3. Jack Johnson versus John Bull: The Rise of the British Boxing Colour Bar -- 4. The Black Atlantic from Below: African American Boxers and the Search for Exile -- 5. Trading Race: Black Bodies and French Regeneration -- 6. Viva Johnson! Fighting over Race in the Americas -- 7. The Empire Strikes Back: The "French Jack Johnson" and the Rising Tide of Color -- Epilogue: Visible Men, Harmless Icons -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexIn his day, Jack Johnson-born in Texas, the son of former slaves-was the most famous black man on the planet. As the first African American World Heavyweight Champion (1908-1915), he publicly challenged white supremacy at home and abroad, enjoying the same audacious lifestyle of conspicuous consumption, masculine bravado, and interracial love wherever he traveled. Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner provides the first in-depth exploration of Johnson's battles against the color line in places as far-flung as Sydney, London, Cape Town, Paris, Havana, and Mexico City. In relating this dramatic story, Theresa Runstedtler constructs a global history of race, gender, and empire in the early twentieth century.American crossroads ;33.Boxers (Sports)United StatesBiographyAfrican American boxersBiographyBoxingUnited StatesHistoryRacism in sportsUnited StatesRace relationsHistoryElectronic books.Boxers (Sports)African American boxersBoxingHistory.Racism in sports.796.83092BRunstedtler Theresa1056675MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461321803321Jack Johnson, rebel sojourner2491208UNINA