John Arthur Johnson (March 31, 1878 – June 10, 1946), nicknamed the Galveston Giant, was an American boxer who, at the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915). Among the period's most dominant champions, Johnson remains a boxing legend, with his 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries dubbed the "fight of the century.
On October 18, 1912, Johnson was arrested on the grounds that his relationship with Lucille Cameron violated the Mann Act against "transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes" due to her being an alleged prostitute. Her mother also swore that her daughter was insane.[62] Cameron, soon to become his second wife, refused to cooperate and the case fell apart. Less than a month later, Johnson was arrested again on similar charges. This time, the woman, another alleged prostitute named Belle Schreiber,[63] with whom he had been involved in 1909 and 1910, testified against him. In the courtroom of Kenesaw Mountain Landis, the future Commissioner of Baseball who perpetuated the baseball color line until his death, Johnson was convicted by an all-white jury in June 1913,[64] despite the fact that the incidents used to convict him took place before passage of the Mann Act.[6] He was sentenced to a year and a day in prison.
Johnson skipped bail and left the country, joining Lucille in Montreal on June 25, before fleeing to France. To flee to Canada, Johnson posed as a member of a black baseball team. For the next seven years, they lived in exile in Europe, South America and Mexico. Johnson returned to the U.S. on July 20, 1920. He surrendered to federal agents at the Mexican border and was sent to the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth to serve his sentence in September 1920.[65] He was released on July 9, 1921
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The question is why didn't Trump's predecessors pardon Jack Johnson?
One possible answer is that Trump was involved with boxing in New York for a long time and became friends with Don King and Mike Tyson, whom he defended following his rape charge.
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Obama wouldn't consider pardoning the deceased. He pardoned living victims of the War on Drugs.
Trumps no dummy. More bang for the buck with your obligatory ol' Black sports figure or entertainer as Icon of the Black.
Yeah POTUS he lookin good and laughing at Nick-uhs who missed his dodge of who shoulda got a posthumous pardon, MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY. No one remember ol' Marcus Garvey, none more so full of impact to the Afrikan World, not pardoned.
"A people without its past history is like a tree without roots."
Now advocates for Marcus' pardon are stifled while Blacks cheer triumph as the Bruderbund plays on.
U been had. U been took.
Popular vs Presidential. Trump's writing a 21st Century POTUS Playbook. Day of the presidential president is finished.
Trump said Thursday that he is also considering pardoning Martha Stewart and pardoning or commuting the sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Both were stars on Trump's "The Apprentice" franchise.
quote:Originally posted by Tukuler: Obama wouldn't consider pardoning the deceased. He pardoned living victims of the War on Drugs.
Trumps no dummy. More bang for the buck with your obligatory ol' Black sports figure or entertainer as Icon of the Black.
Yeah POTUS he lookin good and laughing at Nick-uhs who missed his dodge of who shoulda got a posthumous pardon, MARCUS MOSIAH GARVEY. No one remember ol' Marcus Garvey, none more so full of impact to the Afrikan World, not pardoned.
"A people without its past history is like a tree without roots."
Now advocates for Marcus' pardon are stifled while Blacks cheer triumph as the Bruderbund plays on.
U been had. U been took.
Popular vs Presidential. Trump's writing a 21st Century POTUS Playbook. Day of the presidential president is finished.
100% agreed.
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