Congress seeking posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson

[Noy]

Some of you may already know this story of racism:

"Johnson, the first African-American to win the heavyweight title, was convicted for violating the Mann Act, which outlawed the transportation of women across state lines for "immoral" purposes.

He served 10 months in prison on charges "brought forward clearly to keep him away from the boxing ring, where he continued to defeat his white opponents," McCain and King said."

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/...don/index.html

[larry x]

yea... i bet johnson is waiting on pins and needles

[Spray_resistant]

yea... i bet johnson is waiting on pins and needles

It is a nice gesture but just a little to late to be meaningful or have any effect on anything.

[Piggu]

Posthumous pardons are fucking dumb. Huge waste of time.

[larry x]

there are people in prision that are still alive and innocent that need to be pardoned

[Piggu]

there are people in prision that are still alive and innocent that need to be pardoned

lol People will like them more when they die. Michael Jackson, Selena, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones................

[larry x]

free my cousin lil john

[larry x]

lol People will like them more when they die. Michael Jackson, Selena, Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones................

true micheal jackson
alive-child ******er
dead-saint,great humantarian

2pac
alive-thig
dead-great artist,poet,humantarian

jimi hendrix
alive-junky
dead-great musicain

[Bryght]

A posthumous pardon is like winning a bronze medal in the Special Olympics. Hooray, you won! But, you're still dead. Who cares?