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.

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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.

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 2 October 2008

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 2 October 2008

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 26 September 2008

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 26 September 2008

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 26 September 2008

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 September 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 September 2007

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