“It’s about time”, said Trump, who was joined in the Oval Office by actor Sylvester Stallone and boxer Lennox Lewis, both of whom have brought attention to the issue.After initially fleeing to Europe, Johnson returned to America and spent one year in prison.Johnson – who defended his heavyweight title nine times – died in a vehicle crash in 1946 at the age of 68. Clinton pardoned Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper, the first black West Point graduate who years later was convicted of conduct unbecoming an officer.Jack Johnson was a boxer best-known for his incredible record in the ring and for becoming the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion.Not only was Johnson the first black man to win the heavyweight world championship, but he also was the rare black man of his era who was brash, ostentatious and unapologetic about his wealth and success.Stallone posted on Instagram, thanking everyone for the support in getting Johnson pardoned.Johnson, who held the heavyweight title from 1908-15, was convicted by an all-white jury in 1913 of taking a woman across state lines for “immoral purposes”.Johnson’s 1910 fight against James J. Jeffries inspired the 1967 play and 1970 movie “The Great White Hope”. Three months after,… Read full this story
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