Series
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2005 · 1 season · Documentary
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Overview
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.
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Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Keith David
Jack Johnson (voice)
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Stanley Crouch
Self - writer
James Earl Jones
Self - actor
Bert Sugar
Self - boxing historian
Gerald Early
Self - writer
José Torres
Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
Randy Roberts
Self - biographer
Jack Newfield
Self - journalist
W.C. Heinz
Self - sportswriter
George Plimpton
Self - writer
Crew
- Ken BurnsDirector · Producer
- Geoffrey C. WardWriter
- Paul BarnesProducer
- David SchayeProducer
- Stephen McCarthyDirector of Photography
- Buddy SquiresDirector of Photography
- Wynton MarsalisOriginal Music Composer
- Paul BarnesEditor
- Erik EwersEditor
Media
Details
- First aired
- January 17, 2005
- Last aired
- January 18, 2005
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 2
- Genres
- Documentary
Seasons
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