The Eighth Round
''The Eighth Round'' by Zeke Wilson (II) is a non-fiction book that documents a precedent-setting court battle about same-race discrimination Same-race discrimination is a form of racism wherein the perpetrator and the object of the discrimination are of the same racial group. The first case in the US to reach a Federal court jury to challenge the concept of same-race discrimination o ..., which had previously not been legally defined. This was the first case in the United States to reach a Federal court jury to challenge the concept of same-race discrimination. The case was brought on September 11, 2000, by Zeke Wilson, a Black licensed boxing promoter, against a state sports commission headed by a Black chairman. Wilson sought damage reparations and punitive redress after alleging his right to conduct professional boxing events was violated.Wilson v. McClure et al, 135 F. Supp. 2d 66 (D. Mass. 2001) References Books about race and ethnicity in the United States 2009 n ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zeke Wilson (II)
Zeke Wilson is an American boxer. He fought a precedent-setting United States court battle that defined the view of same-race discrimination, wherein the perpetrator and the object of the discrimination are of the same racial group. The first case in the US to reach a federal court jury to challenge the concept of same-race discrimination did not occur until September 11, 2000, when a case was brought by black licensed boxing promoter Zeke Wilson against a state sports commission headed by a black chairman, asking for damage reparations and punitive redress after his right to conduct professional boxing events was violated. White boxing commissioner William Pender performed direct discriminatory acts, while the black commission chairman Wilbert McClure failed to provide the promoter sufficient protection under his authority and cooperated in the unjust cancellation of a series of boxing events, causing financial harm to the promoter. A unanimous jury verdict found that McClur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Same-race Discrimination
Same-race discrimination is a form of racism wherein the perpetrator and the object of the discrimination are of the same racial group. The first case in the US to reach a Federal court jury to challenge the concept of same-race discrimination occurred on September 11, 2000, when a case was brought by black licensed boxing promoter Zeke Wilson against a state sports commission headed by a black chairman, asking for damage reparations and punitive redress after his right to conduct professional boxing events was violated. White Boxing Commissioner William Pender performed direct discriminatory acts, while the black Commission Chairman Wilbert McClure Wilbert McClure (October 29, 1938 – August 6, 2020) was an American professional boxer. As an amateur he won gold medals in the light middleweight division at the 1959 Pan American Games and the 1960 Olympics. As a professional he competed f ... failed to provide the promoter sufficient protection under his authority and co-o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Books About Race And Ethnicity In The United States
A book is a structured presentation of recorded information, primarily verbal and graphical, through a medium. Originally physical, electronic books and audiobooks are now existent. Physical books are objects that contain printed material, mostly of writing and images. Modern books are typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover, what is known as the ''codex'' format; older formats include the scroll and the tablet. As a conceptual object, a ''book'' often refers to a written work of substantial length by one or more authors, which may also be distributed digitally as an electronic book (ebook). These kinds of works can be broadly classified into fiction (containing invented content, often narratives) and non-fiction (containing content intended as factual truth). But a physical book may not contain a written work: for example, it may contain ''only'' drawings, engravings, photographs, sheet music, puzzles, or removable content like paper dolls. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |