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Papa Jack: Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopes (4th Edition) by Randy Roberts Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1985 ISBN-10: 0-02-926900-8 / 0029269008 ISBN-13: 978-0-02-926900-8 / 9780029269008 When Jack Johnson defeated white heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries in 1910, it was America's notions of racial superiority that staggered under his blows. Amid riots and lynchings, the search began for the Great White Hope who could put the "uppity" new champion in his place. Here is the startling t |