A Pardon Arrives 105 Years Too Late
A century after the boxing champion Jack Johnson fell victim to racially motivated policing, Trump issued him a pardon—but the broader lessons of his case remain unlearned.
Jessica R. Pliley
Jessica R. Pliley is a professor of history at Texas State University and the author of Policing Sexuality: The Mann Act and the Making of the FBI.
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