Jack Johnson

(1878-1946)

American boxer

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John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Among the period's most dominant champions, Johnson remains a boxing legend, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries dubbed the "fight of the century". According to filmmaker Ken Burns, "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African-American on Earth". Transcending boxing, he became part of the culture and the history of racism in America.

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Born	John Arthur johnson 31 March 1878 Galveston, Texas
Died	10 June 1946 (aged 68) Raleigh, North Carolina
Zodiac	Aries
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Etta Duryea 1881-1912 · American socialite · m. 1911 info edit

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Lucille Cameron 1896- · American spouse · m. 1912; div. 1924 info edit

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