legislation: 112-sconres-22

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112-sconres-22 112 sconres 22 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and heroic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. Crime and Law Enforcement 2011-05-24 2011-05-24 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3280) Senate Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] AZ R M000303 1 Expresses the sense of Congress 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. 2019-02-20T22:45:01Z  

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