Jack Johnson

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• SOURCE: Black Perspectives
  10/12/2021
  

  Jack Johnson and Africa: Boxing and Race in Colonial Africa

  by Abraham Tapiwa Seda

  Jack Johnson's achievement as the world heavyweight champion had cultural significance far beyond the United States, as European colonial regimes that had used sports like boxing as instruments of social control found that they could also be instruments of rebellion and rejection of white supremacy.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  5/24/18
  

  Trump Pardons Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Boxing ChampionTrump Pardons Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Boxing Champion

  Decades after Johnson was convicted under the Mann Act, his case drew significant attention as a gross miscarriage of justice and a symbol of the depths of racism in the American justice system.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  5-8-18
  

  A Relative Wages Jack Johnson’s Biggest Fight: To Clear His Name

  Linda Haywood, the great great niece of the boxer Jack Johnson, who in 1908 became the first African-American heavyweight champion, has tried to clear his name from a racially charged conviction, long before President Trump tweeted about it.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  4-21-18
  

  After Sylvester Stallone Call, Trump Considers ‘Full Pardon’ of Long-Dead Black Boxer

  The boxer? Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion in 1908, who was convicted of transporting his white girlfriend across state lines.