Race riot, 1910
Isolated race riots broke out in Pensacola (as in other cities across the country) on July 4, 1910, after African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeated "Great White Hope" Jim Jeffries.
Isolated race riots broke out in Pensacola (as in other cities across the country) on July 4, 1910, after African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeated "Great White Hope" Jim Jeffries.
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