Jack Johnson Paying a Visit to the Manchester Docks (1911)

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The legendary world heavyweight boxing champion, John Arthur 'Jack' Johnson, visits Manchester.
The charisma of world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson is palpable in these shots of his visit to Manchester. In the build-up to his fight with British and Empire champion, Bombardier Wells, due to be held at Earl's Court on 2 October 1911, Johnson toured Britain's music halls where his sparring demonstrations proved hugely popular.
It's likely that his tour of Manchester Docks would have coincided with appearances at Manchester's theatres, quite possibly the Regent Theatre, seen here. In the event, under the influence of Methodist minister, Rev. F.B. Meyer, and other clergymen, the Chairman of the London Council prohibited the scheduled fight with Wells on 'religious' grounds, threatening to withdraw Earls Court's licence should it go ahead. The venue's manager reluctantly cancelled the fight but Johnson's music hall tour continued. The conservative clergymen feared that images of a black sporting hero might have a negative impact on the morality of British people.
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@chrismcarlisle7929 6 лет назад

Jack Johnson was THE man back in his day! That golden smile is also pretty contagious.

@roscoegarbonzo9966 4 года назад

The Grille was invented

@sirbaconbutties7071 9 месяцев назад

Why is Johnson not shackled in chains ? whats going on! its like the cunts in charge have been lying two us the white man is the Devil!!

@2enchant 5 лет назад

That little white kid is my grandfather.... Not really but these are the type of lies people tell on youtube.

@BeastmodeJones316 4 года назад

Lmao

@fighterck6241 4 года назад

This comment is very underrated.

@aleki3718 4 года назад

Top comment

@botfields_hardcoregamer6401 4 года назад

Lmao facts

@teccash3507 4 года назад

Facts just for attention an ay bs like so sad

@kelvinkloud 7 лет назад

if that kid is alive, hes about 113.... amazing historical footage. thanks

@mathewdonovan5040 4 года назад

He was born on 1878, so he would be 142. Your maths is waaaay off. And he died 1946.

@kelvinkloud 4 года назад

@@mathewdonovan5040 I was talking about the child in the video... I realize johnson was born in the 19th century.... furthermore, his own parents were slaves in texas pre civil war.

@OfficialDamaniScott 3 года назад

I'm pretty sure he's been dead, but he possibly could have a child that's still living

@sour3000 3 года назад

@@mathewdonovan5040 he's obviously talking about the child. Airhead😂

@larrycleave4199 5 лет назад

You can see what a big powerful man Jack Johnson was in his prime !

@jaxonruns 6 лет назад

Really cool video my father got to sit onJack Johnson's lap as a kid. In my grandfather's bar in Cleveland my grandfather was an ex middleweight professional fighter in the 1920s

@cflo1386 5 лет назад

That's a great story, what was your grandpa's name? If you don't mind me asking.

@OKG2000 2 года назад

wow...its like he has some kind of shield or aura that protects him from everything

@Miss_Goldenweek-1 7 месяцев назад

😂

@roscoegarbonzo9966 4 года назад

One has to really admire Jack Johnson, A man's man, He really handled himself very well back then, He's truly the 1st to stand up for equality & turn his cheek to the system, He really broke the barrier, He was 40 yrs before Jackie Robinson & 20 years before Josephine Baker, Europe Always had a thin Color line unlike the States

@ppuh6tfrz646 2 года назад

I have a lot of sympathy for Jack Johnson but I wouldn't say he handled himself very well back then.

@TheBatugan77 Год назад

@@ppuh6tfrz646 Careful. You'll get cancelled.

@ppuh6tfrz646 Год назад

@@TheBatugan77 Hahaha! Possibly!! But as a public figure, I think he had a responsibility towards the black community and his behaviour did them no favours at all.

@BillyBob-ec5ox Год назад

@@ppuh6tfrz646 Jack was too in love with himself. He refused to give any other Black fighters a shot at the title, because he wanted to remain the only Black champion. His treatment of Joe Louis was pretty horrid too. He was always negatively comparing Louis with previous Champions. “This guy could have whipped Louis, that guy could have.” And then betting against Louis and running around Harlem, showing off the cash he won from Joe’s loss. And then trying to use the photo of him on the ground as “proof” that he threw the Willard fight, lol. Jack was a badass athlete, but was also quite a douchebag, unfortunately.

@ppuh6tfrz646 Год назад

@@BillyBob-ec5ox I agree. As a high profile black athlete, he was hugely influential. To make only one defence of his title against a black fighter was a slap in the face to his people. His belittling and humiliation of white opponents during fights would only stir up a highly volatile situation in the country at the time - potentially putting black people's lives in danger. Although Johnson was treated very badly, I have far more sympathy for the way Sonny Liston was treated.

@hmmmhmmm6917 2 года назад

1:01 dude dusted his hands after shaking Jack's hand bruh, disrespectful as hell

@thepintman6166 8 дней назад

No he was dusting his hands because he was to shake other peoples hands making sure his own hands were clean or clear of sweat,people myself included do this you know!

@deacontheseer4804 7 лет назад

a great man in my book

@Reznick 7 лет назад

Incredible!! Will you guys be uploading more boxing related stuff? This is really cool.

@one4allall4one91 5 лет назад

This comes to show how powerful of a medium a film motion camera was in its beginnings. Sound needed some catching up but nevertheless it captures historical footage. Only if it were invented 100 years earlier we could had see even more history come alive.

@NathanThePrezPretlow 6 лет назад

Damn Jack Johnson holding a white boy hand walking with white women in 1911.Just amazing! This man was 80 years ahead of his time.

@IndianJS 5 лет назад

Nathan ikr ✊🏾

@freddiepizerhall8324 5 лет назад

Caramel Johnson he wasn’t allowed in America for this reason. And was imprisoned for a year when he went back

@amonduul2154 4 года назад

In Europe noone cared

@amonduul2154 4 года назад

@G L O C K Thats another topic. Among the spactators of the zoos could be black creoles from french carrebean. Prior to french fashism the cabinet of laval had an western african secretary of state in the 1930ies. Later laval became an ally to the hitler regime. Many lousianna creoles of colour were sent to paris to study in the capital of their french ancestors and many fled to france after segregation became a law in the south after the 1890ies.

@amonduul2154 4 года назад

@G L O C K And dont forget that one of the highest ranking commanders in france around 1800 was a creole of colour.

@ladiej9598 6 лет назад

I am a student at St. Augustine's Univ. in Raleigh. I was surprised to learn that Jack Johnson died on the school campus in St. Agnes hospital. The building is still on campus. I was even more surprised to learn that my great uncle (owner of Cutchin's Funeral Home in Franklinton NC) gave Jack Johnson a ride to St. Agnes in his hearse after Jack crashed his car near Franklinton. Blacks couldn't ride in the ambulance. Rex hospital in Raleigh would not help Jack because he was black. He would have survived his car accident if Rex had treated him.

@nelsonmcatee3721 4 года назад

Think the same thing happened to Bessie Smith too

@sparx180 4 года назад

LadieJ Thanks for sharing. He was one hell of a man.

@jameswalton3930 2 года назад

@@nelsonmcatee3721 Bessie was in pretty bad shape at the scene of the accident, with her arm being basically severed, she loss a lot of blood by the time help arrived, rather she was rejected at a white hospital, I can't recall now (I had read a biography on her years ago tiled Bessie, my memory isn't as sharp as it was), but more than likely that probably would have been the case, but actually she was a goner at the scene of the accident.

@nelsonmcatee3721 2 года назад

@@jameswalton3930 she was hurt really bad, I know that. Whether she would have survived or not is for God to decide, but there was no justification for not treating her at the nearest hospital.

@jameswalton3930 2 года назад

@@nelsonmcatee3721 read the bio Bessie and get back with me, it's been a long time since I've read it, enlightening me my brother, everything's God will, even the rejection of humanity, holla at me, and I'll do some current research myself.

@joeblows4694 6 лет назад

Didn't know Johnson came to England! Great film👌🏻

@davehoward22 4 года назад

Taste of freedom

@andrewbird57 8 месяцев назад

I love watching film clips like this. My dad was born in Manchester in 1917. His dad, my grandfather, an American boy, served in the British army in WWI. Ganddad was stationed in Manchester and married an 18 year old woman from a Manchester family. My dad was their first child.

@mariocassina90 6 лет назад

Johnson was huge

@isaacdiakite6249 5 лет назад

About 6'1 and 180-190 lbs of pure muscle.

@brother.love143 4 года назад

Now that's a huge Johnson.

@geraldfriend256 4 года назад

Average height was much shorter..6'1 200 lbs when trim

@striperking6083 3 года назад

6’. and a half 205-212 according to pet fight weigh ins .

@murraykelm5691 2 года назад

That's why the ladies loved him lol

@fransiscoscaramanga674 4 года назад

One of my idols..................this man had balls the size of texas. love him.,....

@TheBatugan77 4 года назад

Galveston, Texas.

@katman734 3 года назад

Even in Texas, his balls were too big, that's why he left. 😀

@johnwhittington2998 10 месяцев назад

Glad he came to my city all those years ago. What a legend

@craigthacker 3 года назад

Jack Johnson was an impressive figure of a man. James Earl Jones did a great job playing him in The Great White Hope (1970). But I would have loved to see Michael Clarke Duncan play him when he was built like he was in The Green Mile. It is also a sobering thought that every single person in this footage is dead, even the youngest kid would be over 120 by now.

@waynemiles7027 3 года назад

They didn’t have steroids back in those days so MCD would be a bad choice to play JJ.

@stuartperry1047 7 лет назад

The date shown for this film (1911)- is incorrect. The woman seen with Jack Johnson is his second wife- Lucille Cameron, whom he married in 1912 after his first wife, Etta Duryea, committed suicide. This film must have been taken during Johnson's exile from the states, between 1912 and 1920.

@re4477 6 лет назад

Stuart Perry that sounds about right. Never really knew much about jack until I saw unforgivable blackness. It's one of my favorite documentaries.

@brucemedley635 2 года назад

He did fight in at home park stadium against Ben Taylor he wanted ton defend his title against bombardier Billy Wells but was refused by the home Secretary Winston Churchill

@wallacewellons8757 5 лет назад

Jack Johnson was a bad man he is with his entourage his personna shows he was a STRONG warrior an people gravitated toward him

@bushtheatre 7 лет назад

Incredible video - great to see the real man behind our production.

@realdjtoddthunder1323 5 лет назад

he was so freaking cool...

@leehannaford4808 2 года назад

Nice footage of an all time great. 🥊Keep em coming.👍good stuff

@CLIPHUBHD 4 года назад

Did anybody notice the one white guy at the harbor shakes johnsons hand and instantly after cleans it on his jacket

@Erock5168 Год назад

No he didn’t. Watch it again. He shakes his hand and than shakes his own hand as if it hurt from jacks strong grip. Both men are smiling as he’s doing it. He was joking!!……Stop trying so hard, you look pathetic in doing so

@oddymoddy 6 лет назад

Watch how the man quickly wipes his hand......after shaking Jack Johnson hand.

@iamafriendofGOD1 6 лет назад

That was well spotted, he just put his hand back in his pocket when he shook the other mens hands.

@julz416 6 лет назад

And how he doesn't make eye contact with him either while shaking his hand. Turns his head away.

@whayes8084 6 лет назад

oddymoddy hey it's still the early 1900's man

@E22N 5 лет назад

Just see his aswell ......made me sick 🤕

@JohnCashin 5 лет назад

Wow, yes, I see that now, I didn't notice it before, I guess we'll never know for sure why he did that, it might have been just some kind of a quick brush down or something done just coincidently after shaking his hand but it's hard not to wonder if this may have been a sign that he secretly resented Jack Johnson, Jack certainly faced a lot of racism and it wasn't all blatant, there was a lot of covert type racism as well that he had to battle, just like what goes on today, that "smile in your face" kind of racism that keeps it hidden and makes it difficult to be certain of what is going on.

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

Much love DWIGHT THANK YOU YOU RAISE ME RIGHT GOD

@nkwari 4 года назад

this is incredible!!

@thirdy8special 5 лет назад

Looked like a good father. Neat!

@suspect8249 3 года назад

Thanks Great Britain 🇬🇧 And America For righteous family and heritage

@AxeMurdererT 7 лет назад

You know your old school when u see a camara and get excited rather then getting excited too see the champ 2:06

@carolinecoffey4074 6 лет назад

Apparently my grandad Peters was supposed to be his valet and travelled for 3 years with him would love to find out more

@Garywal09 5 лет назад

My great grandad was supposed to of been his child hood best friend, supposedly he came to Manchester to visit my great grandad, his name was William jefferson norris, supposidy from galvaston texas and come to England in 1903 around the age of 18. Im thinking that's my great grandad who gets out the car with Jack, he was half African and half native Indian.

@carolinecoffey4074 5 лет назад

fortnite master hi that’s great I’ve been trying to watch old videos to see if I could see any images of my grandad Charles peters but not seen anything would’ve great if we saw our grandfathers on one

@truthseeker9945 Год назад

Do we have any audio recordings of Johnson’s voice?

@ruzcelbeltran Год назад

Amazing footage

@ThefightingCelt 5 лет назад

Muhammad Ali considered Jack Johnson to be the best heavyweight boxer before himself

@FirstLast-vl1uy Год назад

The greatest wrestling champion who ever boxed professionally

@jameshampton6053 11 месяцев назад

Lol ,When Jack wasn't playing around and hit you..Then you will know this is not wrestling 😂

@suspect8249 3 года назад

Love you with all my heart daddy Barnett Still to this day

@joliecide 6 дней назад

Fearless

@Valdo19-p9z 4 года назад

Look how the white man at 1:00, who shakes Jack's hand, doesn't look Jack in the eyes and wipes his hand off after shaking as if a black man's hand is dirty. I might be wrong but it just caught my eye and if true, just shows how far we've come as a society.

@QUANT_Trader88 4 года назад

🤦🏿‍♂️Yeah I seen that they couldn't stand his ass and this was back in 1920 we're in 2020 and some white people are still like this... THE BIGGER PICTURE

@TheBatugan77 4 года назад

@@QUANT_Trader88 Not they. He. One man. If it were 'they', not 'he', they wouldn't be welcoming Mr. Johnson to the Manchester Docks.

@Erock5168 Год назад

He was exaggerating how strong Jacks handshake was. He’s shaking his hand and smiling. Sto being so sensitive, it makes you look weak as fuck

@moviefiend44 11 месяцев назад

As someone else mentioned in the comments, it could be something more innocent. For example, he might have been legit brushing off something on his jacket. I've done that sometimes if I notice something is there. After all, he offered his hand willingly to shake Johnson's own hand.

@TheRicokilla 5 лет назад

He was definitely ahead of his time. Fuck I can't believe what I'm seeing. What nerve!

@bond1483 Год назад

This is amazing.

@baron8103 4 года назад

MUY BUENA IMAGEN......JACK JOHNSON

@josephphoenix1376 11 месяцев назад

My Favorite CHAMP 🏆

@dylancooper3690 8 месяцев назад

What was Jack doing in Manchester? He had just beaten Jim Jeffries in July of the previous year in one of the biggest fights in boxing history. Then he spent two whole years out of the ring after that victory. Was this visit part of a world tour?

@suspect8249 3 года назад

Happy Father's day Jack Lennon And Andrew Buppy

@rodriguenation6716 5 лет назад

did the first guy that shake jack hand, WIPE HIS HAND OFF HIS SHIRT

@TheBatugan77 4 года назад

Well yeah. But Jack had hocked a loogie just before they shook. Right in the palm of his hand! Jack was such a jokester!

@sugarhjohnson7604 2 года назад

Much love James and Alina TM

@jameslijohnson4305 2 года назад

Much love Rick rubin Happy new year TM

@soloist9495 2 года назад

ur not rick rubin from def jam

@jamesjames3280 2 года назад

Much love B.S.O.TM

@suspect8249 3 года назад

Much love Raider

@MartinGastanagaBOXING 6 лет назад

Amazing

@jamesjohnson4403 2 года назад

Much love # 17 Hill ST TM

@FightCollective 7 лет назад

Is this Manchester UK?

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

Thank you Director James li Johnson Of the MIAMI BRANCH CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ANGENCY ATTORNEY GENERAL MODDY

@autumnortiz6782 6 лет назад

@ricardodecastropeccini3758 11 месяцев назад

Here we go Stanley💋💋💋

@sugarhjohnson7604 2 года назад

Much love ANTONIO JOHNSON MY DAD

@tonyx8750 7 лет назад

Salford docks (which is next to Manchester)

@suspect8249 3 года назад

Happy Father's day atri

@isaact3794 3 года назад

no way jack was only 6ft towering over everybody like that

@ishatype2764 3 года назад

I was thinking the same thing, but he was just a shade over 6', just like I am, and he looks like a giant compared to everyone else. I think the average height of a man back in those days was about 5'8".

@katman734 3 года назад

@@ishatype2764 Normal working people were a lot smaller back then. Diet and lifestyle played a huge influence over genetics.

@OfficialDamaniScott Год назад

… they called him a giant because most men were around 5ft 7 in those days. So if he was 6ft0, that’s kinda like being 6’4 in today’s standards.

@hippo4214 Год назад

@@OfficialDamaniScott i still 5ft7, people call me short but i just a throw back to the olden days lol

@NoRockinMansLand Год назад

Yeah if he grew up in modern era he would have been like 6'5 btw, like Francis Ngannou kind of size

@sugarhjohnson7604 2 года назад

Much love the ROYAL FAMILY TM DADDY WILLIAM TM LOVE SUGTM

@michaellifetv5696 2 года назад

BIG UP👍

@jamesjohnson4403 2 года назад

Love you big brother Walt Moody Air Force ®

@johnnyskinwalker4095 6 лет назад

He was a big dude!

@soloist9495 3 года назад

you were about to say a big nigga

@johnnyskinwalker4095 3 года назад

@@soloist9495 Not my kind of language. No I had no idea he was this huge!

@roscoegarbonzo9966 4 года назад

1: 02 After shaking Jack Johnson hand a Shiphand wipes his hand off on his Jacket

@jerrylanglois7892 4 года назад

In the Southern U.S. at that time it wasn't considered proper for a white man to shake hands with a black man.

@TheBatugan77 4 года назад

@@jerrylanglois7892 This was England.

@jerrylanglois7892 4 года назад

@@TheBatugan77 Thanks for the correction...guess the brits were just as bigoted ?

@darnellwilliamsjr97 10 месяцев назад

Look how he held that lil white boy back then he was diff bro

@sugarjohnson8077 2 года назад

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@jabdullah3092 2 месяца назад

The first golds ever was Jack Johnson

@jamesjohnson4403 2 года назад

LIL TUFFY Love you baby TM

@suspect8249 3 года назад

James li Johnson Lil tuffy

@steplumpkin5432 6 лет назад

GOOD STUFF!!!!!!!!!!

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

Much love Broward county First responders

@robertdillon1383 6 лет назад

Amazing HISTORY

@jamesjames3280 2 года назад

Cold blood TM Mega NECK TM

@okingfayengoli7044 4 года назад

I was far ahead in time

@jameslijohnson4305 2 года назад

DADDY JACK STARTED THIS MUCH LovE RIcH TM

@superniggga2009 2 года назад

Much love to captain Jackson TM LIBRARY OF CONGRESS TM

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

Love Angel

@Thilindel Год назад

Wonder how many of the people in this video have offspring who watch this and have no idea of their descendance

@suspect8249 3 года назад

Carver Ranches Est 1520

@suspect8249 3 года назад

I love my community 💗 💓 💛

@TheBatugan77 2 года назад

Dockworkers?

@sugarjohnson8077 2 года назад

Much love Paris'®

@user-go1cc1hk2w 11 месяцев назад

Wow, watch when Mr. Johnson shook hands with one of them, the guy actually wiped his hand off on his jacket. smh

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

PRINCE PHILIP I MISS YOU

@BIGFACTSENT 4 года назад

See how that white man rubbed his clothes after Jack shook his hands

@nkwari 4 года назад

racists are so stupid, he probably would turn around and eat a meal prepared by a black cook who's hands were all in his food.

@AmitSingh-xd4sy 4 года назад

Protecting himself from Corona

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

Much love Daddy Ruby's

@suspect8249 3 года назад

Love daddy sal

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

Lil tuffy

@sugarjohnson5214 Год назад

Much love prince Philip's ®

@JamesJohnson-ow6io Год назад

Lil tuffy ®

@jameslijohnson4305 2 года назад

Much love TAMPA BAY

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

The GRAND CARPI

@zebzhi2218 2 года назад

The kid would be born in 1905 then

@suspect8249 3 года назад

Andrew and BUPPY ,LENNON WILLIAMS

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

LIL tuffy

@sidneymays Год назад

I wonder what he said at 1:37 😆

@jamesjames3280 2 года назад

Love de li holTM

@jamesjames3280 2 года назад

Daddy chuck TM

@tuffyjewz5609 3 года назад

Lil tuffy Grand Daddy

@jameslijohnson4305 2 года назад

BOSS