Saturday, February 26, 2011

A century later, pardon for Jack Johnson overdue (AP)

FILE - This undated file shows boxer Jack Johnson, who was born in Galveston, Texas. President Obama still has yet to act on a presidential pardon for the late heavyweight champion. (AP Photo/File)AP - It was a century ago, and a black man reigned supreme as the heavyweight champion of the world. White America didn't particularly like that, and liked Jack Johnson even less.


Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/sports/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110224/ap_on_sp_bo_ne/box_tim_dahlberg022311

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