The Great White Hope

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The great white hope. This expression dates from the early 1900s when heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson who was black seemed invincible and the term was used for any white opponent who might defeat him. We dont charge any booking or chute fees. A man who admits on camera he would prostitute himself.

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Definition of white hope in the Idioms Dictionary. The movie stars James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander who were nominated for the Best Actor and Best Actress Academy Award. This is a man who does not question all the fakery surrounding the election.

This hope of course is male. The Great White Hope is a 1970 drama. The story is set between 1910 and 1915.

If you know the story of Jack Johnson the first African-American boxer to become heavy weight champion of the world in 1908 then you probably also know about James Jeffries who was dubbed the Great White Hope by the white fight promoters who matched him up against Johnson. Jefferson is model on the real-life African. The film was directed by Martin Ritt starring James Earl Jones Jane Alexander Chester Morris Hal Holbrook Beah Richards and Moses Gunn.

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