legislation: 108-hconres-526
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| 108-hconres-526 | 108 | hconres | 526 | 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. | Law | 2004-11-19 | 2004-11-19 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | K000210 | 1 | 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. | 2023-01-14T22:48:33Z |