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Birth
Jack Johnson is born in Galveston, Texas on March 31, 1878 -
Early life
Johnson was born the third child of nine, and the first son, of Henry and Tina Johnson, two former slaves who worked blue collar jobs as a janitor and a dishwasher. His girlfriend was a prostitute but they couldn’t marry under the Jim Crow law -
Education and jobs
He dropped out after 5 years of school He worked at the local docks until 16 he moved to Dallas Tx with a professional boxer -
Accomplishments
Jack Johnson was a american boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion in 1903 -
Death
On June 10, 1946, Johnson died in a car crash on U.S. Highway 1 near Franklinton, North Carolina after racing angrily from a diner that refused to serve him.He was taken to the closest black hospital, Saint Agnes Hospital in Raleigh. He was 68 years old at the time of his death -
Fun Facts
Fun facts: Jack Johnson only dated white women and all his kids are mixed He had a love for racing and usually paid for speeding tickets in advance driving at an average speed of between 70-80 miles per hour but he was never arrested because he usually tipped the police officers double the ticket price
