Jack Johnson's historic boxing win on July 4,1910, upset much of America. But the next Black world heavyweight champ remains an American icon.

Two years later, he faced off against boxer Jim Jeffries, who had been called out of retirement and was referred to as the "great white hope" because many white fans wanted him to beat Johnson and ...

"Jack Johnson, Rebel Sojourner: Boxing in the Shadow of the Global Color Line," a new release from the University of California Press, is by historian Theresa Runstedtler, assistant professor of ...

In this 1932 file photo, boxer Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, poses in New York City. President Donald Trump on Thursday, May 24, 2018, granted a rare posthumous pardon ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing's first black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson's name more than 100 years after what many see as his ...

In 1913, Johnson, a noted boxing legend, was convicted by an all-white jury with violating the Mann Act after transporting a white woman he was dating across state lines for "immoral purposes." ...

Johnson defeated perennial contender Philadelphia Jack O’Brien, Tony Ross, Al Kaufman, knocked Stanley Ketchell unconscious after been dropped by the power punching Middleweight Champion and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing’s first black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson’s name more than 100 years after what many ...

On July 4, 1910, boxer and Galveston native Jack Johnson won what was dubbed "the fight of the century." Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion, was pitted against Jim Jeffries.

President Donald Trump says he’s considering a posthumous pardon for boxing’s first black heavyweight champion more than 100 years after the late Jack Johnson was convicted by all-white jury ...

J. Jeffries, after his battle with Jack Johnson, a Texas-born pugilist who would win 72 fights in his career. ‘I was beaten fairly and squarely. I have no excuses of any kind to make.

President Donald Trump center, posthumous pardons Jack Johnson, boxing's first black heavyweight champion, during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018.