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–noun
1. a person who is expected to accomplish much in a given field: the white hope of the American theater.
2. Sports. (formerly) a white man who had a good chance of winning the heavyweight boxing championship from a black man.
Origin:
1905–10
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white hope  
n.  

  1. Someone, especially a beginning competitor, whom supporters hope will achieve great success.

  2. A white prizefighter believed by fans to have a chance of defeating a Black champion.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

white hope 
c.1912, originally in sporting use in reference to the quest for a white man capable of beating champion pugilist Jack Johnson.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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