In 1908 black fighter Jack Johnson won the heavyweight championship of the world but there was an immediate storm of protest. The book tells the whole story.
About the Author
Graeme Kent was the head of educational broadcasting and textbook production in the Solomon Islands,a headteacher for 18 years, a scriptwriter and producer for the schools broadcasting department at the BBC. He has written more than 40 non-fiction and fiction books. He has spent years collecting material on the White Hopes from contemporary newspaper accounts and court records.
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In 1908 black fighter Jack Johnson won the heavyweight championship of the world but there was an immediate storm of protest. The book tells the whole story.
About the Author
Graeme Kent was the head of educational broadcasting and textbook production in the Solomon Islands,a headteacher for 18 years, a scriptwriter and producer for the schools broadcasting department at the BBC. He has written more than 40 non-fiction and fiction books. He has spent years collecting material on the White Hopes from contemporary newspaper accounts and court records.