S.Res. 447 · 108th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should exercise his Constitutional Authority to pardon posthumously John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for Mr. Johnson's racially-motivated 1913 conviction that diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and unduly tarnished his reputation.
- Stage
- Passed chamber resolution
- Sponsor
- John McCain
- Introduced
- 2004-10-05
- Latest action
- 2004-10-05 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Calls for the President to grant a pardon, posthumously, to Jack Johnson, the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World.