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Posted: Tuesday December 12th, 2006 18:57 |
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Hmm ,
Just started this book and it's quite good.
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Posted: Tuesday December 12th, 2006 21:40 |
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Facsinating character for all the right and wrong reasons andn a moral tale for many a black man. Will say no more.
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Posted: Wednesday December 13th, 2006 15:28 |
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You should be a book critic as you've summed him up in one sentance, I am on page 50 of 500 and the book provides a really good insight into just how racist America was and a good overview of contemporary life for the average African American and in Johnsons case the above average.
Along with the question mark of the numerous "Mrs Jack Johnsons".
It sort of connects an obvious role model for Cassius Clay's and Muhummad Ali rejection of the "ghost" of Falstaff.
Highly reccommended read.
Things , racism, are played out so much subtler now.
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Posted: Friday December 22nd, 2006 21:39 |
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_%28boxer%29
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Posted: Saturday December 23rd, 2006 00:28 |
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Dada,
What year is the book and who is the author?
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Posted: Saturday December 23rd, 2006 22:32 |
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Published 2006
Publisher Pimlico
Author Geofferey C Ward
"Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the year 2006.
You read this and what happened to Joe Louis, M Ali or Tyson becomes more than a coincidence. As for the Rocky Story read into it : "the Great White Hope" of Jim Jefferies etal
It's a must read for sure.
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Posted: Tuesday January 16th, 2007 11:15 |
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Funny enough was watching a ESPN Classic programme of Boxing greats and Jack Johnson's "story" and career was highlighted.
Will definately read the above mentioned books.
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Posted: Saturday February 3rd, 2007 18:42 |
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Have you ever read about or seen racism so very dumb... so ridicolously childish that despite it's nastiness it actually makes you laugh? I mean the lengths these crazy white folk went to and the things they said and wrote... This book with quotes and newspaper stories from the time will show you the nature of the white racist mind as nothing else could.
I'm halfway through now, have read the rise and am now reading the fall.
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Posted: Sunday February 4th, 2007 04:26 |
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Are you enjoying the book though?
The racism of the time was intense.
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Posted: Sunday February 4th, 2007 06:01 |
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| Oh yeah I'm emjoying it, the detail is fascinating. The author really brings Johnson to life.
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