Historically Speaking: Sparring in the South

Name: Historically Speaking: Sparring in the South
Start: 2026-08-27T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-08-27T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Tuckahoe Area Library

Presented by Henrico County Public Library at Tuckahoe Area Library, Henrico VA

Aug 27 2026

Historically Speaking: Sparring in the South

Photo of Edward "Wildcat" Thomas given by the artist Leslie Garland Bolling to Carl Van Vechten

Historian Mark Shubert traces the roots of the sport in America giving examples from the colonial period through the early twentieth century,

In honor of International Boxing Day (August 27) historian Mark Shubert traces the roots of the sport in America giving examples from the colonial period through the early twentieth century, when in the 1930s Jim Crow South, a boxer in Jackson Ward named Edward “Wildcat” Thomas became the “Pride of 2nd Street”. Presented in partnership with the History Division of Henrico Recreation & Parks.