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Jack Johnson was convicted in 1913 and sentenced to a year in prison.
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On May 13, 1913, an all-white jury convicted Johnson. He was sentenced to a year and a day in prison but fled the country to live in exile for years. He eventually returned to serve his time at Leavenworth. This conviction stands as a clear example of how the legal system can be manipulated to enforce racial hierarchies.
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