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The great white hope

Story of an African American boxer of the early 1900s who defies social conventions by having an affair with a white women and finds himself hounded out the country for his outspoken racial views.

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  • "Story of an African American boxer of the early 1900s who defies social conventions by having an affair with a white women and finds himself hounded out the country for his outspoken racial views."@en
  • "Based on the life of boxer Jack Johnson, this fictional account of his rise to fame chronicles the battles that the flamboyant champion fought in and out of the ring. Refusing to live within the boundaries deemed acceptable by society, this renowned hero and the woman he loved chose to live their lives the way they wanted-- something which evoked great fury from a narrow-minded world."@en
  • "Fictional account of African American boxer of the early 1900s who defies social conventions by having an affair with a white women and who is attacked for his outspoken racial views."@en
  • "Jack Jefferson, a boxer who bows to no man, black or white, becomes the first black heavyweight champion of the world. But his outspoken ways and relationship with a white woman enrages bigots and racists both in and out of the boxing world. As attempts to 'silence' him mount, he flees the country. His subsequent odysssey takes him from the heights of fame and fortune to the lowest depths of existence. Based on the life of boxing legend Jack Johnson."
  • "James Earl Jones portrays the life of Jack Jefferson, the first Black Heavyweight Champion who has a relationship with a white woman (Jane Alexander). The film is based on the life of Jack Johnson."@en
  • "A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down."@en
  • ""In the first decade of the 20th century boxer Jack Jefferson beats Frank Brady in Reno and becomes the first black heavyweight champion of the world. To the consternation of his common-law wife Clara and the militant Scipio, the irrepressible fighter takes as his mistress white divorcée Eleanor Bachman. After crossing the Illinois-Wisconsin state line with Eleanor, Jefferson is arrested in a hotel, charged under the Mann Act, and sentenced to three years in the state penitentiary at Joliet. Disguised as a member of a black baseball team, however, Jefferson escapes to Canada. Accompanied by Eleanor he travels to London, where he is refused a license to fight. In Paris he beats his white opponent so badly that none will challenge him. A pariah, he journeys to Germany. In Budapest the boxer is so reduced in circumstances as to play the title role in a cabaret performance of Uncle Tom's cabin. Although offered a reduced sentence by a federal agent in return for throwing a fight in Havana, Jefferson refuses. He retires to Mexico, where he and Eleanor eke out a marginal existence. In desperation Eleanor begs Jefferson to accept the Havana match. The infuriated boxer berates his mistress, blaming her for their hopeless situation. Distraught, Eleanor drowns herself in a well, after which Jefferson agrees to the fixed fight. During its final rounds he rebels and attempts, too late, to win the bout"--AFI catalog, 1961-1970."@en
  • "Biographical story of the first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson, in 1910."
  • "Based on the life of boxer Jack Johnson, this fictional account of his rise to fame chronicles the battles that the flamboyant champion fought in and out of the ring. Refusing to live within the boundaries deemed acceptable by society, this renowned hero and the woman he loved chose to live their lives the way they wanted -- something which evoked great fury from a narrow-minded world."@en

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  • "Sports films"@en
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  • "Black films and programs"@en
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  • "Great white hope"
  • "The great white hope"
  • "The great white hope"@en
  • "The Great white hope"
  • "The Great white hope"@en

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