Student Work



By Michael Riccio, SCSU Journalism student Michael Riccio, a journalism student at Southern Connecticut State University, reported this story in 2018 as part of Journalism Capstone coursework on World War I. Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Champion in boxing, brought his talents to Niantic, Conn. in 1923 to fight […]

Former Heavyweight Champion Fought at Camp Hines