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Georgia Institute of Technology Racial Boundaries of Jim Crow Society Essay

 

According to historian Randy Roberts, the first Black heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson defied the racial boundaries of Jim Crow society in multiple ways. In a paragraph, provide three examples of how Johnson challenged the color line. You may quote from Randy Roberts’ essay. Whether you paraphrase or quote him, be sure to cite the page numbers from Roberts’ essay, “Emperors of Masculinity.” For example: Roberts, pg. 72.