McCain Pushes For Jack Johnson Pardon

Bush urged to pardon champion this was reported by the www.Sunday.mail.co.uk
Sep 28 2008
BOXING legend Jack Johnson may be granted a presidential pardon over a conviction - now seen as racially motivated - that saw him jailed for a year.
Johnson was the first black world heavyweight boxing champion after winning the title in 1908.
He served nearly a year in prison for transporting white women across US state lines for immoral purposes in 1913. He died in 1946.
Now the US Congress is urging President George W Bush to issue a pardon.
A resolution says his imprisonment was "racially motivated".
A similar resolution,sponsored by presidential candidate John McCain,is to go before the Senate.

My thoughts on this matter is simple.Justice is long overdue:
John McCain and I disagree on some issues,however we share a love for boxing . McCain is one of the few politicians that has taken a stand for creating a federal boxing commission.This would have been more effective when boxing champions were American. With boxing champions coming from across the globe ,the effectiveness of another federal commission with tax dollars would be fruitless.
What would not be fruitless,is pardoning the great champion Jack Johnson. We must do the right thing and pardon Johnson who was the ultimate victim of an high tech lynching. The United States government regardless of who is elected president must pardon Jack Johnson.