Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)

Documentary

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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  • First Air Date: 2005-01-17
  • Last Air Date: 2005-01-18
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 2
  • Network: PBS
  • Director: Ken Burns

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    • Seasons

    • Season 1

      2 Episodes

    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