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Nathan Adams said:
First African-American Heavyweight Champion. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(boxer)
Douglas Thayer / 謝道明 said:
cue the Miles Davis tribute soundtrack.... :-)
Rightful Exchange said:
Best Miles Davis album ever..... What a wonderful snapshot -- thanks, LOC. Keep 'em coming.
muzzanese said:
Arthur John Johnson from Galveston, Texas. current legislation in Congress for posthumous presidential pardon for the crime of "transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes"
Wystan said:
He was in the news in 1912 for his rematch with Jim Flynn, in Las Vegas, New Mexico -- this time for the heavyweight championship of the world. The fight was on July 4, 1912. Flynn cheated with head-butting, and the ref ended the fight, giving victory to Jack Johnson

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Nathan Adams said:
Jack Johnson & Jim Flynn fought for the heavyweight championship on July 4, 1912 in Las Vegas, NV. Some, apparently, were not ready for desegregated boxing: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F05EFDE113AE633A... Some even thought it might mean the boxing itself: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A06E0D91231E233A...
Nathan Adams said:
Jim Flynn bio complete with video clips of his fight with Johnson! www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/flynn-j.htm
Nathan Adams said:
Jack Johnson bio: www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jjohn.htm He died in my hometown!
Wystan said:
The Jack Johnson vs. Jim Flynn contest (on July 4, 1912) was fought in Las Vegas, NEW MEXICO -- not NV. Advertised to last for 45 rounds, it was stopped by the New Mexico state police after only nine. Flynn was outclassed and kept trying to cheat; Johnson was declared the winner. Here is the New York Times report: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9806E...
Wystan said:
The Bain/LOC files on this event contain two photos of Jack Johnson's New Mexico training camp: www.flickr.com/search/?q=johnson flynn&w=8623220@N02 A Bain/LOC view of Flynn's camp near Las Vegas, New Mexico, has had links to several other photos attached to it: www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/2968840747/

TVL1970 said:
Here's a 1965 short film showing footage (filmed from the camera stand to the right of the boxing ring) of the December 26, 1908 bout between Jack Johnson and Tommy Burns: YouTube: Greatest Fights of the Century - Jack Johnson vs. Tommy Burns, Sydney, Australia, December 26, 1908