Forgiving His Blackness: Congress to Pardon Jack Johnson?

By Luke Kohler ⋅ October 6, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

There are bills in both the House of Representatives and the Senate that call for the pardon of former heavyweight champion Jack Johnson.
Johnson was the first black heavyweight champ, and famously beat Jim Jeffries back into retirement in the “Fight of the Century,” nearly 100 years ago. Johnson was a magnet for racial tension, [...]

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