Jack Johnson

He freed the memory of one black man while his attorney general revives policies that lead to mass incarceration

The first black heavyweight champ went to prison for sex with white women

Johnson toyed with Tommy Burns before police stopped the fight in the 14th round

The former heavyweight champ — Inmate #15461 — was serving time for violating the Mann Act

Once a title that led to murder, it’s now a marketing ploy

Making the case for the list’s most glaring omissions

Obama weighs a pardon for the first black heavyweight boxing champ