Jack Johnson
First Black champion
Jack Johnson is the name of several notable Americans.
The boxer Jack Johnson (1878–1946) became the first Black world heavyweight champion in 1908, a victory that provoked racial violence and made him a symbol of Black resistance to white supremacy.
The musician Jack Johnson (born 1975) is known for laid-back acoustic rock.
Context usually clarifies which is meant.
- boxerCombat sport competitor
- musicianOne who performs melodies
- acousticRelating to sound
- bananaCurved tropical fruit
- ukuleleSmall Hawaiian stringed instrument
soft rock · heavyweight · champion · great white hope · world title · Hawaii · surfing · mellow · singer · guitar · beach · folk · champ · fighter · ring · knockout · bareknuckle · smooth
- boxingjab, uppercut, hook, punch, knockout
- 2000s MusicBeyonce, Britney Spears, Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Usher
- fightersboxer, boxers, wrestler, Muhammad Ali, fighter
- songwritersBob Dylan, songwriter, lyricists, composer, lyricist
- Sports PioneersJackie Robinson, Jesse Owens, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, Jim Thorpe
- WWI Slangdoughboy, Tommy, Hun, Fritz, Jerry
Jack Johnsonbrawler
Habitual fist-fighter
slugger · Jack Dempsey · Rocky Marciano · George Foreman · Mike Tyson
Jack JohnsonMetallica
Sandman's musical summoners
death metal · heavy metal · Nine Inch Nails · Slipknot · punk rock