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BOXEN JACK JOHNSON

Jack Johnson . John Arthur (" Jack ") Johnson ( March 31 1878 ñ June 10 1946 ), nicknamed the ì Galveston Giant ,î was an American boxer. At the height of the Jim Crow era, Johnson became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion ( 1908ñ1915 ). (KEYSTONE/United Archives / TopFoto/Alfieri)

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USA VEREINIGTE STAATEN AMERIKA

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ALFIERI

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