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Sen. John McCain, Rep. Peter King press President Obama to posthumously pardon Jack Johnson

Found October 16, 2009 on ESPN:
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Sen. John McCain is pressing President Barack Obama to give a posthumous pardon to Jack Johnson, the black heavyweight boxing champion who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with white women.
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