Pardon sought for black US boxer - 2 Apr 09

The US congress recommends that a posthumous pardon be granted to Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion, who died 60 years ago. John McCain, the US Senator, says the fighter was "wronged with a racially motivated conviction" when prosecuted under the Mann Act that prohibited taking women across state lines for "immoral purposes". Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports.

AlJazeera | April 2, 2009

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