The A to Z of African American Cinema

by Venise T. Berry and S. Torriano Berry

On 4 July, 1910, in 100-degree heat at an outdoor boxing ring near Reno, Nevada, film cameras recorded-and thousands of fans witnessed-former heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries' reluctant return from retirement to fight Jack Johnson, a black man. After 14 grueling rounds, Johnson knocked out Jeffries and for the first time in history, there was a black heavyweight champion of the world. At least 10 people lost their lives because of Johnson's victory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810868717
• ISBN13: 9780810868717
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 8.6"