Black History for Beginners: The Myth of The Dangerous Black Man, Jack Johnson, and The Great White Hope

N M Shabazz,D Tyler Davis

Black History for Beginners: The Myth of The Dangerous Black Man, Jack Johnson, and The Great White Hope
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Spoken History Education and Publishing Services
Published
14 September 2020
Pages
78
ISBN
9781648586408

Black History for Beginners: The Myth of The Dangerous Black Man, Jack Johnson, and The Great White Hope

N M Shabazz,D Tyler Davis

Why does America fear black men? More importantly, what is the history of this fear and from where does it come? Learn some of the origins of the myth of the dangerous black man and why Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight Champion, was the embodiment of this archetype. Also, learn why it was important for the Heavyweight Championship to remain int he hands of a white man.

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