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Jack Johnson
Sports
Why a Jack Johnson pardon would be easier for Trump than Obama
The first black heavyweight champ went to prison for sex with white women
Sports
The day Jack Johnson became the first black world heavyweight champion
Johnson toyed with Tommy Burns before police stopped the fight in the 14th round
Sports
The Thanksgiving an imprisoned Jack Johnson fought two men at Leavenworth
The former heavyweight champ — Inmate #15461 — was serving time for violating the Mann Act
Sports
Conor McGregor and the shrinking power of the Great White Hope
Once a title that led to murder, it’s now a marketing ploy
Sports
50 Greatest Black Athletes — the top 10 snubs and five honorable mentions
Making the case for the list’s most glaring omissions
Culture
Jack Johnson, still unforgivable?
Obama weighs a pardon for the first black heavyweight boxing champ