legislation: 108-sres-447

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108-sres-447 108 sres 447 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should exercise his Constitutional Authority to pardon posthumously John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for Mr. Johnson's racially-motivated 1913 conviction that diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and unduly tarnished his reputation. Crime and Law Enforcement 2004-10-05 2004-10-05 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10417-10419; text as passed Senate: CR S10418-10419; text of measure as introduced: CR S10445) Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 4 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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. 2021-09-29T22:08:27Z  

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