Jack Johnson , John McCain, Peter King, and Prince

As some know before Prince mentioned it on Tavis Smiley, Jack Johnson was a heavyweight champion boxer who was convicted in 1913 of violating the Man Act. The Man Act was a law which said you could not transport someone, for the reason of prostitution, across state lines. Johnson was with a female friend, not a hooker, when he was ticketed, and eventually arrested, for alleged violation of The Man Act. It didn't help his case in 1913, that his friend happened to be a white woman.

The people were out for blood because Jack Johnson was a flamboyant character. He had dated Asian, White, and Black women. Most times there were no fights between blacks and whites in the ring, but when Jack Johnson was put in the ring, he beat white boxers, namely beating James J. Jeffries, also known later as The Great White Hope. Jeffries had said in the press that he was going to fight Johnson to prove that a "white man is better than a Negro." The match ended after 15 long rounds, when Jeffries people threw in the towel. People hated that, and they were out for blood w/ Johnson. The conviction put him in jail for a while, and it killed his career in boxing, which is what the white people wanted to happen.



He didn't violate the Man Act, but the trumped up charges is what they used against him in order to silence him and put him away for a while.

John McCain (R-Ariz) and Peter King (R-N.Y.) are leading the effort to get a pardon for him, and clear his name. It's not Peter King the sportswriter, but Peter King who called Michael Jackson a "child molester" just after his death.

don't forget the documentary about him which has the excellent miles davis soundtrack. i've been listening to the boxset of the sessions every night this week actually. fantastic stuff

ernestsewell said:

As some know before Prince mentioned it on Tavis Smiley, Jack Johnson was a heavyweight champion boxer who was convicted in 1913 of violating the Man Act. The Man Act was a law which said you could not transport someone, for the reason of prostitution, across state lines. Johnson was with a female friend, not a hooker, when he was ticketed, and eventually arrested, for alleged violation of The Man Act. It didn't help his case in 1913, that his friend happened to be a white woman.

The people were out for blood because Jack Johnson was a flamboyant character. He had dated Asian, White, and Black women. Most times there were no fights between blacks and whites in the ring, but when Jack Johnson was put in the ring, he beat white boxers, namely beating James J. Jeffries, also known later as The Great White Hope. Jeffries had said in the press that he was going to fight Johnson to prove that a "white man is better than a Negro." The match ended after 15 long rounds, when Jeffries people threw in the towel. People hated that, and they were out for blood w/ Johnson. The conviction put him in jail for a while, and it killed his career in boxing, which is what the white people wanted to happen.



He didn't violate the Man Act, but the trumped up charges is what they used against him in order to silence him and put him away for a while.

John McCain (R-Ariz) and Peter King (R-N.Y.) are leading the effort to get a pardon for him, and clear his name. It's not Peter King the sportswriter, but Peter King who called Michael Jackson a "child molester" just after his death.

JarviusLovesexy said:

Ernest, you surprise me! Very astute comparison.

there are lots of things they do for negroes postumously...


its called ..preventive maintenance .....


and no, even tho i always seem to be squeaky clean....i fuck up a lot, its just hard to tear up a bunch of shyt when you are at home...
[Edited 10/29/09 11:21am]

joyinrepetition said:

Obama should just pardon him. He doesn't need congress's approval. I doubt anyone will be too upset over it. The ones that do will harp on the fact that he left fled to France and make some stupid comparison to roman polanski.

But the president has my full support in this.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Another peson that ought to be pardond: Charles Butler McVay III.

Very interesting, the great clobbering machine at work. Even here in NZ we teach Black Civil Rights at high school and as an introduction to Jim Crow, we often use the case of Jack Johnson, mainly as he was a brilliant athlete, yet was always discriminated against and levelled by the media, because he was a black man, and this threatened white ideas of Black inferiority. It was sad, as he was a truly great boxer. People knew he had to be bought down and of course the man found someway to arrest him.

ernestsewell said:

what is racism anyway???


is it what people have to contend with when they dont acknowledge white people as superior???


from what i understand, they dont like to be referred to as god. but i've seen them worship many a man.


im just saying.