Boxer
Jack Johnson
The first Black heavyweight champion, in 1908, which set off riots and a search for a great white hope. He was convicted under a racist law and pardoned 105 years later.
John Arthur Johnson, nicknamed the "Galveston Giant", was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908 to 1915). His 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries was dubbed the "fight of the century". Johnson defeated Jeffries, who was white, triggering dozens of race riots across the U.S. According to filmmaker Ken Burns, "for more than thirteen years, Jack Johnson was the most famous and the most notorious African American on Earth". He is widely regarded as one of the most influential boxers in history.
- Born
- 1878-03-31, Galveston, Texas, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1946-06-10, Raleigh, North Carolina, USAA Monday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Pisces
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1878-03-31, Galveston, Texas, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 10°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 17°35′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 21°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 7°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 2°44′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 25°14′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 25°46′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 6°15′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 24°03′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1946-06-10, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 19°09′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 4°26′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 1°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 21°01′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 24°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 17°28′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 23°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 17°39′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 5°51′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 9°57′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jack Johnson was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
