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Gentleman Jack and Rough Rufus: The Rise of Black American Wrestling - Softcover

Douglass, Ian

 
9798218615628: Gentleman Jack and Rough Rufus: The Rise of Black American Wrestling
Softcover
ISBN 13: 9798218615628
Publisher: Darkstream Press, 2025

Synopsis

Re-edited and re-submitted on 5/30/2025.

"Gentleman Jack and Rough Rufus: The Rise of Black American Wrestling" is a biography of two Black professional wrestling pioneers that doubles as a socio-historical account of the development of an identifiable Black pro wrestling style between 1930 and 1960. The unforgettable rises and tragic downfalls of Jack Claybourne and Rufus Jones are both covered in microscopic detail, and in a way that enables readers to clearly identify the historical importance of both figures within the broader context of the professional wrestling landscape. Moreover, readers will be able to plainly see how the influence of the two athletes continues to be evident nearly 100 years after both wrestlers made their in-ring debuts.

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Publisher
Darkstream Press
Publication date
2025
Language
English
ISBN 13 
9798218615628
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
488
Editor
Bateman Oliver Lee