D. Tyler Davis Boeken

Bursting with often tragic moments, this book answers the following was Eleanor Roosevelt so endearing to the Black community? Who were the Harlem Hellfighters and why were most black soldiers not allowed to see combat during World War I? Why did Blacks move North during the early 1900’s? Why were up to 1.8 million Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants forced to repatriate to Mexico during the Great Depression? For people of color, for those wanting to appear “woke," or for those who read seldom talked about periods in history, this book is definitely for you…

Why does America fear black men? More importantly, what is the history of this fear and from where does it come? Learn some of the origins of the myth of the "dangerous" black man and why Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight Champion, was the embodiment of this archetype. Also, learn why it was important for the Heavyweight Championship to remain int he hands of a white man.