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by S. Torriano Berry; Venise T. Berry
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- Title Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema: Volume 12
- Author S. Torriano Berry; Venise T. Berry
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First edition
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Scarecrow Press
- Date February 28, 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780810855458 / 0810855453
- Weight 1.64 lbs (0.74 kg)
- Dimensions 8.72 x 6.38 x 1.38 in (22.15 x 16.21 x 3.51 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans in motion pictures, African Americans in the motion picture
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006019070
- Dewey Decimal Code 791.430
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- Booklist, 07/01/2007, Page 78
- Library Journal, 05/01/2007, Page 100
- Reference and Research Bk News, 05/01/2007, Page 244
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Scarecrow Press, 2007. Hardcover. New. New casewrapped hardcover. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes chronology, appendices [7], photographs, and bibliography. 448 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. On 4 July, 1910, in 100-degree heat at an outdoor boxing ring near Reno, Nevada, film cameras recorded--and thousands of fans witnessed--former heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries' reluctant return from retirement to fight Jack Johnson, a black man. After 14 grueling rounds, Johnson knocked out Jeffries and for the first time in history, there was a black heavyweight champion of the world. At least 10 people lost their lives because of Johnson's victory and hundreds more were injured due to white retaliation and wild celebrations in the streets. Public screenings received instantaneous protests and hundreds of cities barred the film from being shown. Congress even passed a law making it a federal offense to transport moving pictures of prizefights across…
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