First African American world heavyweight boxing

Heading: (Boxing) Author: Johnson, jack Title: Jack Johnson - In the Ring - and Out Place Published: Chicago Publisher:National Sports Publishing Date Published: 1927 Description: <

John Arthur Johnson, nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first Black American world heavyweight boxing champion.This folder was fr

Heading: (African-American, 1963 – Sport, Boxing) Author: Moore, Archie Title: Letter written by the famous Black professional boxer – for ten years, Light Heavyweight Champion of the World – ju

1933 Jack Sharkey was an American world heavyweight boxing champion. He was born Joseph Paul Zukauskas, the son of Lithuanian immigrants, in Binghamton, New York, but moved to Boston, Massachusetts as

Dempsey Jack Jack Dempsey Signed Photo A vintage sepia-colored photographic print of Jack Dempsey (1895-1983), American heavyweight boxing world champion, inscribed and signed by him as "Best of Luck

(1935-2006) American heavyweight boxing champion, the first to regain a title after losing it. I.S.P., 8 x 10 in. color, showing Patterson practicing on a punching bag. Boldly signed and inscribed at

A rare tunic belonging to a soldier of the U.S. 369th Infantry, the 'Harlem Hellfighters', one of the first African-American regiments to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War

Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) Tennis. Ashe was the first African American to win the men's singles titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and the first African American man to be ranked No. 1 in the world.

ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942- ) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. An excellent signed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the dramatic image depicting Ali standing in a full length pose in a boxing ring, his o

ALI MUHAMMAD: (1942-2016) American Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion. Book signed, a hardback edition of The Greatest - My Own Story by Muhammad Ali, First Edition published by Hart-Davis, MacGibbon L

FRAZIER JOE: (1944-2011) American boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1970-73 and the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Frazier seated in a full-length pose. The promotiona

A vintage 1960s framed bnw photograph depicting a moment from one of the two boxing matches between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston for the World Heavyweight Championship. The first fight took place in

TOMMY LOUGHRAN (1902 - 1982) American professional boxer and the former World Light Heavyweight Champion. I.S.P. 3 1/2" x 5 /2" b/w, a vintage pose in a boxing stance, boldly inscribed and signed in g

Rare African American World Geography pictorial quilt, made by the Lomax sisters, Kentucky, circa 1940s-1950s, rayon, silk and cotton. Some wear and tears to top, some staining to backing. 96''h, 77''

NASA astronaut Guion Bluford signed 4. 75 x 2 white card. Guion Bluford the first African American person to go to space and a veteran of four Space Shuttle missions. Underneath his signature, he has

"Boy and Lincoln", 1963 Iconic Civil Rights Photo. David Johnson was the first African-American to study with Ansel Adams. His photos are archived at the Bancroft Library, University of California, Be

Drawing on paper, 12 x 8 in. Attributed to Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner move

Jackie Roosevelt Robinson: Program From 1956 Signed by Robinson who was Awarded the Highest Achievement by the NAACP JSA Authenticated (1919-1972) Robinson became the first African American to play in

BARACK H. OBAMA, JR. (b. 1961) 44th President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office. Signed and inscribed book, a first edition copy of Obama's memoir "Dreams from My

Drawing on paper 11 x 8 1/2 in, manner of Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 - May 25, 1937) was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved t

Oil on board/canvas framed 27 x 20 (art 23 1/2 x 15 1/2) Attributed or manner of Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an American artist and the first African-American painter to g

An important collection of stock certificates printed by Grafton Taylor Brown in San Francisco, the first African-American printer and artist to depict the Pacific Northwest and California. He compete

Drawing on paper 11 x 8 in. Attributed or manner of the artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an American artist and the first African-American painter to gain international

This official National League baseball, boldly signed by the legendary Jackie Robinson, embodies courage, resilience, and the triumph of the human spirit. As the first African American player to break