John Arthur Johnson aka Jack Johnson

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Charge:	White Slavery (Mann Act)
Sentence:	1 year
Years Imprisoned:	0.83
Year Crime:	1912
Year Convicted:	1913
Year Cleared:	2018
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Illinois - Federal Case
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Result:	Pardoned
Summary of Case:	"Jack Johnson aka John Arthur Johnson, was wrongly convicted in May 1913 of violating the Mann Act, by transporting his future wife, a white woman, across state lines for immoral purposes. Johnson fled the country in June, 1913 while free on bail pending appeal. He returned to the country in 1920 and served his sentence at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary for 10 months."
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Age When Imprisoned:	42
Age When Released:	43
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	Black
Information Source 1:	"‘It’s about time:’ The 97-year history of Jack Johnson’s quest for a pardon, By Gregory Korte, USA TODAY, May 25, 2018"
Information Location 1:	https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/25/jack-johnson-pardon-bush-and-obama-wouldnt-grant-but-trump-did/641310002/
Information Source 2:	"Remarks by President Trump at Pardoning of John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, Whitehouse.gov, May 24, 2018"
Information Location 2:	https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-pardoning-john-arthur-jack-johnson/
Information Source 3:	"Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Geoffrey C. Ward, Knopf, 2004"
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John Arthur Johnson aka Jack Johnson

Charge:

White Slavery (Mann Act)

Sentence:

1 year

Years Imprisoned:

0.83

Year Crime:

1912

Year Convicted:

1913

Year Cleared:

2018

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Illinois - Federal Case

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Pardoned

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

42

Age When Released:

43

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Black

Information Source 1:

"‘It’s about time:’ The 97-year history of Jack Johnson’s quest for a pardon, By Gregory Korte, USA TODAY, May 25, 2018"

Information Location 1:

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/25/jack-johnson-pardon-bush-and-obama-wouldnt-grant-but-trump-did/641310002/

Information Source 2:

"Remarks by President Trump at Pardoning of John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, Whitehouse.gov, May 24, 2018"

Information Location 2:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-pardoning-john-arthur-jack-johnson/

Information Source 3:

"Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Geoffrey C. Ward, Knopf, 2004"

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