Jack Johnson will forever be remembered as the first black heavyweight boxing champion, holding the title from 1908 to 1915. He also became part of the history of racism in America. Johnson was convicted in 1913 of violating the Mann Act, which was …
AP file Although 65 years have passed since Jack Johnson died, the best boxer of his time remains a person of much social and political dialogue. Johnson died an ex-convict ? the result of a 1913 conviction in Chicago of having violated the Mann Act,…