Colored Championship of the World

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:professional_wrestler
gptkbp:category heavyweight
welterweight
middleweight
gptkbp:discontinued after color line was broken in boxing
gptkbp:establishedIn late 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Colored Championship of the World
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
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jack_Johnson
racial segregation in sports
color bar in boxing
gptkbp:sport boxing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Philadelphia_Giants
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6