Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.
- First aired
- 2005-01-17
- Genres
- Documentary
- Seasons
- 1 (2 episodes)
- Status
- Ended
- Directed / written by
- Ken Burns
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Narrator (voice)
- Keith David as Jack Johnson (voice)
- Jack Johnson as Self (archive footage)
- Stanley Crouch as Self - writer
- James Earl Jones as Self - actor
- Bert Sugar as Self - boxing historian
- Gerald Early as Self - writer
- José Torres as Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
- Randy Roberts as Self - biographer
- Jack Newfield as Self - journalist
- W.C. Heinz as Self - sportswriter
- George Plimpton as Self - writer
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