Prosecution of the heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson under the Mann Act reflected
A) white men's anxiety over losing their position of racial dominance in American society.
B) the state's determination to control the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
C) a desire to hold men responsible for their role in the expansion of prostitution.
D) a recognition that celebrity status can be used to get the public interested in social problems.

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The prosecution of Jack Johnson under the Mann Act was largely motivated by racial prejudices and fears among white men about losing their dominant status in society. Johnson's relationships with white women were particularly controversial and played into broader anxieties about race and power.

Prosecution of the Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jack Johnson Under the Mann