The Eighth Round

The Eighth Round[1] by Zeke Wilson (II) is a non-fiction book that documents a precedent-setting court battle about same-race discrimination, 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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Zeke. (2005, 2009) The Eighth Round. ISBN 978-0-9825174-0-6 Punch Out Publishing
  2. ^ Wilson v. McClure et al, 135 F. Supp. 2d 66 (D. Mass. 2001)


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