A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 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.
United States115th CongressSRES-71Senate
Updated: Feb 28, 2017
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate 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.
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Timeline
Latest companion bill action
HCONRES-31: 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.Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1505)
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