For all the talk of Richard Sherman that episode pales in - TopicsExpress



          

For all the talk of Richard Sherman that episode pales in comparison to the despicable scrutiny faced by legendary turn-of-the-century boxer Jack Johnson, who defied racists en route to becoming the worlds first black heavyweight champion. Still, racism (and Johnsons fast lifestyle) ultimately felled him. The Broke Brothers Revolution dug deep to find Johnsons story. How deep? Well, originally published as Black Hamlet Of The Heavyweights in Sports Illustrated in 1959(!), we present The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson. Its your knockout, two-part Sunday Reader. thebrokebrothersrevolution/#!Sunday-Reader-The-Rise-And-Fall-Of-Jack-Johnson-Part-1/c5fn/879D5CC9-51E2-41A9-B084-90450EA20EF6
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 11:05:59 +0000

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