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Jack Johnson
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TitleJack Johnson
ContributorRoberts, Randy (interviewee)
McMillen, Earnest (interviewer)
DescriptionThis film includes a documentary on the life and achievements of the boxer Jack Johnson. The reporter interviews history professor Randy Roberts and a couiple of Galveston area people, since the boxer was once a dockworker in Galveston. The film also includes a short segment in a grocery store, where the reporters interviews an elderly gentleman. The film also includes a segment discussing the African-American family and how African-American communities are addressing their concerns. This segment includes an interview of Earnest McMillan, who is working in Houston's Fifth ward in an enrichment program for at-risk youth. This film runs best using Apple's QuickTime video software. If you do not have this application on your computer it can be downloaded at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
PublisherKUHT Houston
GenreDocumentaries
Subject (Name)KUHT Houston
Subject.Topical (AAT)boxers
Subject.Topical (LCSH)African Americans
Boxing--History
Subject.Topical (TGM)Young adults
Youth
Grocery stores
Subject (Geographic)Houston, Texas
Fifth Ward
Tagsvideo; film; movie
Original CollectionKUHT Collection, 1950-2000 | University of Houston Libraries http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=157&q=kuht
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
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File namejack_johnson1983.m4v
Black & white or colorColor
Run Time31:48 Minutes