Despite the lack of prize money, Johnson's victory in the ring had impressed Jack Curley, the young assistant to boxing promoter P.J. "Paddy" Carroll. Curley and Carroll arranged for Johnson to ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...

Two panels from Last on His Feet, depicting boxers Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries Art ©2023 by Youssef Daoudi. Text ©2023 by Adrian Matejka. By permission of Liveright Publishing Corporation ...

Despite his age and extensive experience not strictly pugilistic, Jack Johnson proved his assertions that he is still prominent among fistic black oxen by tying Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine skull ...

Jimmie Johnson’s shift from being a dominant driver to co-owner of Legacy Motor Club has been anything but smooth sailing ... might be signs that even a “Jack of all trades” like Johnson ...