If he was,in fact,guilty I see no reason for a pardon.He served a year...he wasn’t executed.And his race makes no difference his guilt or innocence is all that matters.
Given the circumstances and the time it might be fine to do so. Liberals from way back have had ample opportunity to do this and did not. It will stick in their craw and that of the Hypocritical Black leaders if Trump does it. Worth the price of admission to watch the reactions.
He was guilty of dating a white woman. Don’t you think we’ve moved past that?
The Broadway play and subsequent movie "THE GREAT WHITE HOPE", tells the story of Jack Johnson and the movie is both very interesting and very well done. James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander starred in both the play and the movie.
He was convicted for actions taken before the statute existed. He got shafted because of his color.
It would be naïve to believe that in 1912 a black man in Johnson’s situation would have been treated fairly by the courts .
I would support a presidential pardon.
He was convicted of a crime that didn’t even exist at the time of the event. He did nothing wrong. Google around. There’s plenty of information.
It was a horseshit law...just like prohibtion was.
Rig a jury and anyone would be guilty.
Pardon the guy.
Yes, having sex with a woman in two states is worthy of a felony.
You can say that about almost every pardon case though. Nixon is the only one I recall being pardoned before he was convicted. I suspect the reason they want him pardoned may have to do with their opinion that he did not receive a fair trial. But there is also the fact that he was charged with something that would probably not be a crime today.
You really need to read some more, because you are missing the entire point.
He was railroaded. The girl wasn’t kidnapped. The girl wasn’t raped. She was just taken across a state line.
This was all about a black guy being the World Champion.
And, he lived the rest of his life a felon. That is not a small thing.