Let us never forget Willie "Whoop Ass" Johnson

[KS Toronado]

[Emile]

1. K & R

[Celerity]

2. Did Willie 'Whoopass' Johnson Hit a Klansman?

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/willie-whoopass-johnson-hit-kkk/

[KS Toronado]

3. More from your link............

This appears to be a genuine photograph of a man hitting someone wearing KKK garb. However,
that person was not named Willie "Whoopass" Johnson, nor was he the first Black man to fight
back against the klan.

It should also be noted that this photograph does not document the first Black man to fight back
against the Ku Klux Klan. While we have not been able to source this image, it was likely taken —
judging by the cars and the clothing — in the 1960s or '70s. As the Ku Klux Klan has been around
since the 1860s, it's safe to say that the man in this photograph was not the first to fight back
against the KKK.

While we are not certain as to who was the first Black man to be photographed punching a member
of the KKK, we can say that Black men and women have been fighting against the terrorism of the
Ku Klux Klan for more than a century:

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/willie-whoopass-johnson-hit-kkk/

Well I learned something today, leave it up or take it down?

[Celerity]

4. your call m8

Well I learned something today, leave it up or take it down?

[ShazzieB]

5. What about leaving it up, with some edits?

I think this is worthy of Black History Month, because the moment it captures is amazing. I would just correct the inaccuracies.

FOR EXAMPLE:
1. Edit the title to remove the 'Willie "Whoop Ass" Johnson' part.
2. Add a disclaimer to the text. You could add text from Snopes or just say that no one actually knows who this is, etc. (Worded however you want.)

You might be doing a service by leaving it up, because a lot of people (including me!) have probably seem this before and didn't think to fact check.

[BillP]

6. Use "unidentified" to label black man for now

I like your ideas about removing misidentifying text but suggest adding "Unidentified black man fighting klan member circa 1960s or '70s." It's would be great if someone could date the photograph more professionally and then we'd have a better date to add. The more detail, the better! Also, if someone could to a reverse image search, this may yield more clues about the photos origin and dissemination.

[KS Toronado]

8. Believe Celerity's and my Snopes additions does that

Plus I have no photo shopping abilities sorry. And welcome to DU !

[B.See]

7. Hey, frankly, I personally don't care whether his name was

Willie "Whoopass" Johnson, Willie "Kickass," Willie "That's Ur Ass"... or whether he was the first Black man ever to kick a klansman's ass, for that matter.

Cheers.