The Jim Crow Era
Johnson became the world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era.
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The Jim Crow Era
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Johnson became the world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era.
Jack Johnson became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era — a time in which slavery was abolished, but African Americans were not yet truly free.
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The Jim Crow Era
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Jack Johnson became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era — a time in which slavery was abolished, but African Americans were not yet truly free.
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