Talk:Jack Johnson (boxer)
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[edit] Riot Inaccuracy
"His victory sparked race riots among his black fans and certain states banned the filming of Johnson's victories over white fighters."
This phrase implies that African Americans started race riots after witnessing Jack Johnson's victory. According to the PBS documentary on Jack Johnson, the violence in these riots were perpetrated primarily by white street gangs. An African American man beating a white man in anything, including sports involving physical prowess, was controversial at that time in racist America. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Aalston (talk • contribs) 01:55, 11 December 2006 (UTC).
[edit] A question
As the colour of his first two wives is worthy of mention, why not that of his third? No, I'm Spartacus 14:13, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
- He was a Negro, not a fictional "African American." "African American" is an imaginary descriptive. It should be BANNED from this page.HYPERDUNCE 17:13, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Question re reaction to the Jeffries fight
I've been racking my brain trying to recall how the outcome of the fight was disseminated so rapidly that the entire country knew about it later that day. I don't have the book and I don't recall how this was explained in the PBS docu. Considering that this was not only pre-television, but that radio was still basically in its infancy, that would seem to point to the telegraph. My guess would be that people were literally posted at telegraph stations all over the country, and relayed updates as they were received. Can anybody fill this in with definitive info? It strikes me as a crucial detail.
PS - Congratulations to the other editors for all of the good work that was put into this article. It was a pleasure to be able to build on such a solid foundation.
Cgingold 13:00, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
- I seem to recall that it was radio that did it, but I can't provide a source. Thank you for your help in the article! You may want to watch it closely -- vandals frequently remove everything that could be positive about Johnson. It's amazing that after so many years, a boxer can still be seen as a threat to whites' self-image. – Quadell (talk) (random) 14:23, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
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- Yeah, it's pathetic how much racist vandalism crops up in pretty much every article related to slavery, Africa, African Americans, etc. I've had to request semi-protection for more than a few that were especially hard hit by anon. IPs. Kofi Annan even had his picture replaced with a closeup photo of human testicles! I kid you not.
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- Hopefully, somebody will supply a definitive answer on my question; I'd sure love to know how it was done. I don't believe radio played a significant role in national news dissemination until after World War I, but even if that's true it doesn't rule it out. Cgingold 22:44, 10 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Patent?
See search result. Not to doubt the invention, only the accuracy of the citation. Too Old (talk) 19:49, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Record numbers don't add up
The record numbers don't add up. Can anyone check that? Or is there an explanation for this?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.20.50.157 (talk) 13:29, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
I erased some vandalism - random letters inserted into page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.200.216.109 (talk) 18:03, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
