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Last On His Feet - Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century (Hardcover)
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Last On His Feet - Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century (Hardcover)
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On the morning of 4 July 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a
newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown.
Jack Johnson, the world’s first Black heavyweight champion—and
most infamous athlete in the world because of his race—was paired
against Jim Jeffries, a former heavyweight champion then heralded
as the “great white hope.” It was the height of the Jim Crow
era, and spectators were eager for Jeffries to restore the racial
hierarchy that Johnson had pummelled with his quick fists.
Transporting readers directly into the ring, artist Youssef Daoudi
and poet Adrian Matejka intersperse dramatic boxing action with
vivid flashbacks to reveal how Johnson, the self-educated son of
formerly enslaved parents, reached the pinnacle of sport—all
while facing down a racist justice system. Through a combination of
breathtaking illustrations and striking verse, Last on His Feet
honours a contentious civil rights figure who has for more than a
century been denied his proper due.
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