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Why won't Obama pardon Jack Johnson?
In my household, you were not allowed to date white women. It’s no fun being raised by four generations of black women all at the same time, not when you’re a teenager in the midst of it anyway. The...
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Will Jack Johnson be pardoned on Obama's watch?
New York Congressman Peter King and Arizona Senator John McCain have re-introduced their resolution to pardon legendary black boxer Jack Johnson for a bogus crime that happened a century ago. King and...
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Obama can't remain ringside in Jack Johnson pardon fight
President Obama issued a second round of pardons this week. Those receiving them committed such offenses as selling alligator hides, peddling relatively small amounts of marijuana and meth,...
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90 years ago, Jack Johnson sought his own pardon
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional backers of a pardon for Jack Johnson, the world’s first black heavyweight champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago for his romantic relationships with white...
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Lawmakers seek pardon for Jack Johnson (again)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson, the world’s first black heavyweight boxing champion imprisoned a century ago for his romantic relationships with white women,...
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There’s no excuse for not pardoning Jack Johnson
Now is the time for President Barack Obama to pardon the legendary heavyweight boxing champ Jack Johnson. The only thing more outrageous than the conviction of America’s first black champion was the...
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Jack Johnson: 1st black heavyweight champ’s family wants pardon
HOUSTON (AP) — Relatives and hometown supporters of boxing’s first black heavyweight champion are turning to YouTube to convince the President Barack Obama to posthumously pardon him of a 1913...
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