Persecuted, exiled, nearly assassinated and damned by a world determined to squelch his rebellious rise, Jack Johnson became boxing's first black heavyweight champion in 1908 but spent nearly his ...

Those riots weren’t sparked by police brutality, but by a boxing match. In 1908, Jack Johnson became the first Black heavyweight boxing champion of the world, fighting at a time when ...

This book, "Jack Johnson the Man," published in 1933, includes writing by and about Johnson, including some tips on boxing technique and the need for proper diet. The book also efficiently defends ...

Boxer Jack Johnson, who was the first black world heavyweight champion, has received a posthumous presidential pardon after years of bipartisan efforts by lawmakers and family members to clear his ...

Moore said that a pardon would bring attention to the largely forgotten boxer and the racism that dogged him throughout his career. John Arthur “Jack” Johnson was born in Galveston ...

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 of ...

President Donald Trump has granted a full posthumous pardon to boxing legend Jack Johnson, about a month after he announced he was considering clemency. Trump granted the pardon Thursday.

Jack Johnson was the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion, and he did patent a type of wrench in 1922. Johnson's patent, however, did not mark the invention of the first ...

Those riots weren’t sparked by police brutality, but by a boxing match. In 1908, Jack Johnson became the first Black heavyweight boxing champion of the world, fighting at a time when ...

He rose through the boxing ranks quickly ... Boxers Stanley Ketchel (center left) and Jack Johnson (center right) stand in the ring before their famous match in Colma, Calif., ...

Those riots weren’t sparked by police brutality, but by a boxing match. In 1908, Jack Johnson became the first Black heavyweight boxing champion of the world, fighting at a time when ...

Those riots weren't sparked by police brutality, but by a boxing match. In 1908, Jack Johnson became the first Black heavyweight boxing champion of the world, fighting at a time when, despite ...