H.Con.Res. 52 · 112th Congress

Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Pete King
Introduced
2011-05-24
Latest action
2011-08-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summary

Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) should receive a posthumous pardon 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.