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You're missing the point. If

Anonymous — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:46:27 +0000

In reply to Jack Johnson was also a flesh

You're missing the point. If you watched the documentary Unforgiveable Blackness. There were many more WHITE men... (socialites/boxers/gamblers etc.) that were all a part of the same underground social atmosphere and not one of them were charged with the Mann Act. It's not about his being a pimp if that's what you want to call him or an abuser but the unjust treatment he received because of his skin color. Judge ALL men by the character and actions but not because of his skin tone!

First to Roman. Jackie

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:41:17 +0000

In reply to Jack Johnson was also a flesh

First to Roman. Jackie Johnson was familiar with the women he was crossing state lines with regardless of any pimping that may have gone on. That is why he was found innocent and two rival parties are of the mind that he needs a pardon. The Justice Department quickly said no, saying that it does not traditionally pardon the deceased and that the president´s focus should be to pardon persons "who can truly benefit" from it. Obama can ignore the Justice Department and pardon Johnson but the odds he won´t. Presidential pardons for the dead are virtually unknown. Bill Clinton and George Bush are the only presidents who ever granted one. American Chronicle 2/13/10 Before you point fingers at Obama consider the source. This was John McCains idea and a month later Gov Rick Perry of Texas just gave the first posthumous pardon in history to Timothy Cole. Interesting. I commend his wish to use pardons for those who will benefit the most. While the romantic in me would love to see Jackie Johnson pardoned the humanitarian in me wants to help the living get back to their precious time a free person.

Jack Johnson was also a flesh

Roman — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:04:12 +0000

In reply to A Jack Johnson pardon awaits only a signature from Barack Obama

Jack Johnson was also a flesh merchant(read: pimp) and, as you so aptly pointed out, an abuser of women. The Mann Act was created for the express purpose of stopping pimps like Johnson. Even WEB DuBois and Booker T. Washington, two of the greatest black thinkers of the era, reviled Johnson. There were good reasons to do so.

I disagree with you, but must admit you are a good writer and have expressed your views admirably.

ps- And just for the record, Johnson was indeed beaten by white men in the ring(See: Marvin Hart, Joe Choynski).