What infamous civil rights cases need closure?

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Jack Johnson's family wants pardon

Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Associated Press

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 conviction for accompanying a white woman across state lines...

There's no excuse for not pardoning Jack Johnson

David A. Love

OPINION - Now is the time for President Obama to pardon the legendary heavyweight boxing champ Jack Johnson...

Jack Johnson pardon sought (again)

Andrew Miga, Associated Press

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, renewed their efforts on Tuesday...

Rediscovering the first African-American boxing giant

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Recently a Washington Post sportswriter chronicled the reined the first African-American boxing champ, Joe Gans...

How race elevates boxing outside the ring

John Mitchell

OPINION - While the sweet science no longer occupies the lofty perch it once held on the world platform -- the drama generated outside of the ring still seems to eclipse what happens in it...

MD councilwoman pleads guilty to corruption

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WASHINGTON - Prince George's County Councilwoman Leslie Johnson has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges connected to the corruption probe that netted her husband...

Statue of famed boxer Jack Johnson sparks controversy

Jaquen Castellanos

VIDEO - The newest addition to the family of carvings in Galveston Texas is a statue of the famed boxer and Galveston native Jack Johnson...

90 years ago, Jack Johnson sought his own pardon

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WASHINGTON (AP) - In a March 25, 1921 letter to Attorney General Harry Daugherty, Johnson said the prosecutor in his trial made "flagrant appeals to passion, race hatred and moral infamies."...

Why Obama must pardon Jack Johnson

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

OPINION - There would be absolutely no political repercussions, let alone political fall-out to Obama for pardoning Johnson...

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Jack Johnson

What infamous civil rights cases need closure?

Jack Johnson's family wants pardon

There's no excuse for not pardoning Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson pardon sought (again)

Rediscovering the first African-American boxing giant

How race elevates boxing outside the ring

MD councilwoman pleads guilty to corruption

Statue of famed boxer Jack Johnson sparks controversy

90 years ago, Jack Johnson sought his own pardon

Why Obama must pardon Jack Johnson

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