A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States should exercise his Constitutional Authority to pardon posthumously John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for Mr. Johnson's racially-motivated 1913 conviction that diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and unduly tarnished his reputation.

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SRES 447

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Oct 5, 2004

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consider ...

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Athletes Blacks Boxing Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Minorities Pardons Prosecution Prostitution Racism Sports and Recreation

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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.

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Oct 5, 2004

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10417-10419; text as passed Senate: CR S10418-10419; text of measure as introduced: CR S10445)
Oct 5, 2004

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10417-10419; text as passed Senate: CR S10418-10419; text of measure as introduced: CR S10445)
Oct 5, 2004

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