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 ...

GALVESTON, Texas — The historic former Galveston home of legendary boxer Jack Johnson was severely damaged Friday afternoon by a fire. Fire investigators have not said what they believe caused ...

Ken Randolph leaves a six-pack of beer at the Jack Johnson statue in Jack Johnson Park in Galveston, Texas, Thursday, May 24, 2018. Collins for years has campaigned for Johnson's pardon.

GALVESTON — A life-size bronze statue of boxing great Jack Johnson stands in a park here that’s named in his honor. It cuts an imposing figure for passers-by in an otherwise quaint section of ...

GALVESTON, TX . On a gray, overcast day in Galveston, the island paid tribute to one if its brightest sons: Arthur John "Jack" Johnson. "This is a very great occasion, the fact that the state of ...

GALVESTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Texas Gulf Coast home where boxing legend Jack Johnson once lived has been heavily damaged by a fire. The blaze caused a wall in the vacant Galveston home to ...

GALVESTON, Texas – Fire investigators are still working to determine what caused a fire at a Galveston home where the late boxing legend Jack Johnson used to live.. The Galveston Fire Marshal's ...

GALVESTON, Texas A homeowners association on the island has asked that a tree sculpture of champion boxer Jack Johnson be moved from the neighborhood once the carving is completed.

Trump Pardons Boxing Champion Jack Johnson The Galveston native’s racially motivated conviction for transporting a white woman across state lines had stood for 105 years. Jack Johnson.

Jack Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas as the second child and first son of Henry and Tina "Tiny" Johnson, both former slaves and faithful Methodists.