S.Res. 71
Referred to CommitteeA 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.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1505)
2/28/2017 • Senate
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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.
Introduced in Senate • 2/28/2017
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February 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1505)
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