H.Con.Res. 91 · 111th Congress
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Pete King
- Introduced
- 2009-04-01
- Latest action
- 2009-04-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Summary
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) to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.