Jack Johnson
Chronology
| 1878 | Born March 31 in Galveston, Texas |
| 1897 | First professional fight |
| 1898 | Marries Mary Austin |
| 1902 | Defeats George Gardiner, former light-heavyweight world champion |
| 1903 | Defeats Denver Ed Martin, becoming unofficial black world heavyweight champion |
| 1903 | First wife dies |
| 1908 | Defeats Tommy Burns, becoming world heavyweight champion and sparking controversy because of his race |
| 1910 | Defeats Jim Jeffries, retired world heavyweight champion, and defends his title; race riots break out, and the public cries out for the "Great White Hope" |
| 1911 | Marries Etta (Terry) Duryea, a white divorcee from Brooklyn, provoking public outrage |
| 1912 | Second wife commits suicide |
| 1912 | Marries Lucile Frances Cameron, his white bookkeeper at the cabaret |
| 1913 | Convicted of violating the Mann Act, sentenced to one year and one day in prison |
| 1913 | Flees to Europe |
| 1915 | Loses title to Jess Willard in Havana, Cuba; insists fight was fixed |
| 1920 | Returns to United States and serves prison term |
| 1924 | Divorces third wife |
| 1925 | Marries Marie Pineau, a white divorcee |
| 1946 | Dies in car crash in North Carolina |
Additional topics
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