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    Legendary Boxer Jack Johnson Gets Pardon, 105 Years After Baseless Conviction

    The black world heavyweight champion was convicted of a crime in 1913 for traveling with a white girlfriend. President Trump issued a rare posthumous pardon after an appeal from Sylvester Stallone.
    by Camila Domonoske May 24, 2018 2 minutes
    President Trump holds a signed Executive Grant of Clemency for boxer Jack Johnson in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, as (from left) Johnson's great-great niece Linda Haywood, boxer Deontay Wilder, Keith Frankel and actor Sylvester Stallone applaud.

    Boxer Jack Johnson, who was the first black world heavyweight champion, has received a posthumous presidential pardon after years of bipartisan efforts by lawmakers and family members to clear his name — and a personal appeal from Sylvester Stallone to President Trump.

    Speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday afternoon, Trump praised Johnson as "one of the greatest that ever lived. ... He was pretty much

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