John McCain, who has supported a Johnson pardon since 2004. Now, more than 100 years later, Johnson’s great-great niece wants President Donald Trump to clear the champion’s name with a posthumous pardon. The first black boxing heavyweight champion of the world, Johnson humiliated white fighters and flaunted his affection for white women, even fleeing the country after an all-white jury convicted him of “immorality” for one of his relationships. In Jim Crow America, it’s no wonder that Jack Johnson was the most despised African-American of his generation. Black athletes have been finding a way to fight for social change for more than 100 years, from Jack Johnson, to Muhammad Ali to Kaepernick. FILE - In this 1932 file photo, boxer Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, poses in New York City.
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