The real Jack Johnson was both more and less than those who loved or those who hated him ever knew. He embodied American individualism in its purest form; nothing - no law or custom, no person white or black, male or female - could keep him for long from whatever he wanted.
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"The real Jack Johnson was both more and less than those who loved or those who hated him ever knew. He embodied American individualism in its purest form; nothing - no law or custom, no person white or black, male or female - could keep him for long from whatever he wanted." — Geoffrey Ward
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The real Jack Johnson was both more and less than those who loved or those who hated him ever knew. He embodied American individualism in its purest form; nothing - no law or custom, no person white or black, male or female - could keep him for long from whatever he wanted. — Geoffrey Ward
About Geoffrey Ward
Geoffrey Ward was a Historian from United States (1940–present).
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This quote is attributed to Geoffrey Ward, a Historian from United States.
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Geoffrey Ward lived from 1940 – present.