Papa Jack : Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopes

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Summary: Fantastic
Review: Jack Johnson was His Own Man.This Book Details His Battle Too Being A Champion in a Very Racist World.How No Matter What Problems He Faced He Still Was A WArrior&that Speaks Volumes WHen Not Only was He The Most Hated Negro in AMerica but also During JIM CROW TImes.Very Strong Book About A GREAT CHAMPION.

Rating:
Summary: Fantastic
Review: Jack Johnson was His Own Man.This Book Details His Battle Too Being A Champion in a Very Racist World.How No Matter What Problems He Faced He Still Was A WArrior&that Speaks Volumes WHen Not Only was He The Most Hated Negro in AMerica but also During JIM CROW TImes.Very Strong Book About A GREAT CHAMPION.

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Summary: Outstanding Biography
Review: Randy Roberts absolutely nails it with this wonderful and thoughtful biography of the extraordinary Jack Johnson. A must-read for any student of U.S. history and the social impact of sport. The semi-literate, one-star review below says far more about its writer than it does about this book. Can this person even read? Ignore these idiotic blitherings.

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Summary: Selective History is NOTHX
Review: This book is vague, unlike this review. Im going to quickly nail down all the hard facts. I was required to read this book for my college history class and I cried. This is the most incomplete peice of historical ambiguity and mis-written SHANT. It dosnt say anything about Jack Johnson, just the events surrounding him. And those events are fuzzy and biased at the least. It should be re-labled "Papa Jack: The Black Panther Propaganda Manual" I am appauled to know that things of this nature are being written to slant and pervert peoples minds to the atrocities of racisim.

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Summary: terrific book!
Review: This is truly a terrific book - easily the best and clearest view of who Jack Johnson really was. Exhaustively researched and beautifully written - this book is well worth your time if you're interested in learning about one of the 20th century's most controversial figures.