Overdue justice: Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., speaks during a news conference supporting a posthumous pardon for Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion who was convicted in 1913 in a case based on his consensual relationship with a white woman, Wednesday, April 6th, 2005, in Washington. Behind King are Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, left, president of the Joint Association of Boxers, referee Richard Steele, a member of the World Boxing Hall of Fame, and former boxing champion Iran Barkley, right. A lifesize photo of Johnson is at right. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)