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Bookmark or Share- The Great White Hope - WikipediaThe term, "the great white hope," reflects the racism and segregation of the era in which Jack Johnson fought. Johnson, the first African American to hold the World Heavyweight Championship title, was one of the best fighters of his generation.
- The Great White Hope - Rotten TomatoesJack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) is the boxing heavyweight champion of early 1910s America. But as a black man, he's not only fighting other boxers, but discrimination and prejudice as well. The...
- The Legacy of ‘The Great White Hope’ - Smithsonian MagazineIn The Great White Hope, black boxer Jack Jefferson—a name change borne out of legal concerns—becomes so successful that a fight is set up between Jefferson and the reigning heavyweight...
- The Great White Hope (film) - WikipediaSet between 1910 and 1915, the story follows Jack Jefferson, patterned after real-life boxer Jack Johnson, going on a hot streak of victories in the boxing ring as he defeats every white boxer around.
- The Great White Hope - Encyclopedia BritannicaWritten in three acts, The Great White Hope covers the years from 1908 to 1915 and centres on fictional heavyweight boxing champion Jack Jefferson. Jefferson is a proud, outspoken African American and is romantically involved with a white woman, Eleanor Bachman.
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