Jack Johnson was the world's first black heavyweight boxing champ at the time of the turn of the last century. He was imprisoned for the "crime" of a romantic relationship with a white woman. Let me repeat, he was jailed for dating a white woman. Today there are some who are seeking a presidential pardon for Johnson. Among those are Senators Harry Reid, John McCain and William Cowan and representative Peter King who are requesting a presidential pardon from President Obama. A resolution calling for a pardon was passed in 2009 "but Obama did not act on it". (I wonder why Obama did not sign the pardon in 2009).
(Source: The Virginian Pilot on 3/6/13)
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