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 ...

Jack Johnson marries Lucille Cameron in 1912. Assistant U.S. District Attorney Harry A. Parkin was not satisfied, and began looking for other women who Johnson might have transported across state ...

The 2002 Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to Jack Johnson, Class of 1950 A native of Lower Onslow, Nova Scotia, Jack Johnson graduated from the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in 1950 before ...

Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Gladys (Thompson) Mueller; brother, Paul Johnson; and brother-in-law, Charles Michael. Friends will be received from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on ...