Trump's Pardon Of Jack Johnson Rings Hollow

Aliza Worthington, Crooks and Liars
Sat, 05/26/2018 - 5:00pm

Just hours after congratulating the NFL on stripping its players of their free speech, Trump posthumously pardoned boxer Jack Johnson, the first black man to win the World Heavyweight Championship. He'd been convicted of violating the Mann Act, by "transported a white woman across state lines 'for immoral purposes.'" Let's be clear.

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