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Last on His Feet

By Adrian Matejka

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Last on His Feet

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On the morning of 4 July 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown. Jack Johnson, the world's first Black heavyweight champion-and most infamous athlete in the world because of his race-was paired against Jim Jeffries, a former heavyweight champion then heralded as the "great white hope." It was the height of the Jim Crow era, and spectators were eager for Jeffries to restore the racial hierarchy that Johnson had pummelled with his quick fists. Transporting readers directly into the ring, artist Youssef Daoudi and poet Adrian Matejka intersperse dramatic boxing action with vivid flashbacks to reveal how Johnson, the self-educated son of formerly enslaved parents, reached the pinnacle of sport-all while facing down a racist justice system. Through a combination of breathtaking illustrations and striking verse, Last on His Feet honours a contentious civil rights figure who has for more than a century been denied his proper due.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2023-02-21
Publication Date:
2023-02-21
Publisher:
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1631495585
ISBN13:
9781631495588
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
832 g
Height:
184 cm
Width:
244 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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