Colored Championship of the World
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:professional_wrestler
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gptkbp:category |
heavyweight
welterweight middleweight |
gptkbp:discontinued |
after color line was broken in boxing
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gptkbp:establishedIn |
late 19th century
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Colored Championship of the World
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gptkbp:notableChampion |
gptkb:Sam_Langford
gptkb:Barbados_Joe_Walcott gptkb:Harry_Wills gptkb:Tiger_Flowers gptkb:Joe_Jeanette George Godfrey |
gptkbp:purpose |
to recognize black boxers excluded from world titles
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Jack_Johnson
racial segregation in sports color bar in boxing |
gptkbp:sport |
boxing
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Philadelphia_Giants
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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