Jack Johnson a Jimmy Buffettype whose lyrics were as appropriate as could be He seemed to be more of an environmentalist than the other activist acts heard throughout the day who were mostly ...

Getty Images Jack Johnson (R) lost his title in 1915 to Jess ... His career in ruins, Johnson skipped bail and fled to Europe to live in exile. He spent years fighting overseas before surrendering ...

As a boy, Jack Johnson was a part of the racially mixed 11th Street and Avenue K gang, although he claimed in his 1927 autobiography that he avoided fighting until he was 12 years old. While a ...

Although they were probably never legally married, Johnson introduced Austin as his wife wherever he went. She was the first "Mrs. Jack Johnson," but far from the last. Austin came with Johnson ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...