George Dixon: The Short Life of Boxing's First Black World Champion, 1870-1908 by Jason Winders
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Overview: Winner, 2022 NASSH Book Award (Monograph)
On September 6, 1892, a diminutive Black prizefighter brutally dispatched an overmatched white hope in the New Orleans Carnival of Champions boxing tournament. That victory sparked celebrations across Black communities nationwide but fostered unease among sporting fans and officials, delaying public acceptance of mixed-race fighting for half a century. This turn echoed the nation’s disintegrating relations between whites and Blacks and foreshadowed America’s embrace of racial segregation.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History

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Requirements: .ePUB reader, 8 MB
Overview: Winner, 2022 NASSH Book Award (Monograph)
On September 6, 1892, a diminutive Black prizefighter brutally dispatched an overmatched white hope in the New Orleans Carnival of Champions boxing tournament. That victory sparked celebrations across Black communities nationwide but fostered unease among sporting fans and officials, delaying public acceptance of mixed-race fighting for half a century. This turn echoed the nation’s disintegrating relations between whites and Blacks and foreshadowed America’s embrace of racial segregation.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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