Last On His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of the Century
by: Youssef Daoudi (Illust.), Adrian Matejka (Author)

Hardcover. NY, Liveright/Norton, 1st, 2023, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial boards, 318 pages. Transporting readers directly into the ring, artist Youssef Daoudi and poet Adrian Matejka intersperse dramatic boxing action with vivid flashbacks to reveal how Jack Johnson, the self-educated son of formerly enslaved parents, reached the pinnacle of sport-all while facing down a racist justice system. Through a combination of breathtaking illustrations and striking verse, Last on His Feet honors a contentious civil rights figure who has for more than a century been denied his proper due. Clean copy.