Events
Jack Johnson is born in Galveston, Texas.
He was born the son of former slaves.Joe Choynski comes to Galveston.
He knocks out Johnson in the 3rd
round. Both boxers are arrested
for engaging in illegal contest.
In jail, Choynski teaches Johnson
how to box,Johnson defeats Tommy Burns
in Sydney, Australia. He is
now to become the first
black Heavyweight Champion
of the World.Australian promoter Hugh "Huge Deal"
McIntosh offers $30,000 to Tommy Burns
to fight Jack Johnson.Johnson gets his first big break,
a fight with Jack Jeffries,
younger brother of the current
heavyweight champion, Jim
Jeffries. Johnson knocks out Jeffries
in the fifth round.Before a crowd of 12,000 people
in Reno, Nevada, Johnson defeats
Jim Jeffries and retains the heavyweight title.Johnson is arrested in Chicago and
charged with violating the Mann Act
by kidnapping Lucille Cameron
and transporting her from Milwaukee
to Chicago for the purpose of
prostitution. Cameron refuses
to cooperate, and the case falls apart.In Havana, Cuba, Jess Willard knocks
out Johnson in the 26th round and
takes the heavyweight title.Johnson drives himself to the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, and
begins his sentence.Jack Johnson is killed in an automobile
accident outside Raleigh, North
Carolina.Periods
Jim Crow laws begin to emerge in the South.
These laws limit the freedoms and rights
of African Americans.
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