The definitive biography of Jack Johnson is Unforgivable Blackness, by Geoffrey Ward.[easyazon_link identifier=”0375710043″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson[/easyazon_link]
Another good biography of Jack Johnson is Papa Jack: Papa Jack and the Era of White Hopes, by Randy Roberts.[easyazon_link identifier=”0029269008″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Papa Jack: Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopes[/easyazon_link]
The musical selections are Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” and “The Maple Leaf Rag”