![FILE - In this 1932 file photo, boxer Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, poses in New York City. President Donald Trump on Thursday, May 24, 2018, granted a rare posthumous pardon to boxing's first black heavyweight champion, clearing Jack Johnson’s name more than 100 years after a racially-charged conviction. (AP Photo/File)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/Q3SKZC735IM4QQSNEHJ3B5EEKM.jpg?smart=true&auth=c59d32ecf63567b6d997d3e36fcbb62efef184807c1db35571b4e4b3db5d057f&width=400&height=225)
FILE - In this 1932 file photo, boxer Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, poses in New York City. AP Photo
FILE - In this 1932 file photo, boxer Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, poses in New York City. AP Photo
Trump pardons late black boxing champion Jack Johnson
African-American heavyweight champion was jailed a century ago due to his relationship with a white woman