Trump pardons boxer Jack Johnson

By Jill Colvin
Updated May 25 2018 - 4:04pm, first published 3:58pm
President Donald Trump has posthumously pardoned boxer Jack Johnson.
President Donald Trump has posthumously pardoned boxer Jack Johnson.

US President Donald Trump has granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing's first black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson's name more than 100 years after his racially charged conviction.

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