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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…

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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.

Introduced: April 1, 2009 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 1, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 1, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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) 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.

What's happening now April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Related & companion bills 2
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 14, 2009
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 14, 2009
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 14, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 91: 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-91/
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"H. Con. Res. 91: 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-91/.
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H. Con. Res. 91, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-91/.
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[H. Con. Res. 91: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-91/)
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