sports,boxer,black history,heavyweight champion,boxing,african american history

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

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The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ken Burns
  • Profile picture of Keith David
    Narrator (voice) Keith David
  • Profile picture of Samuel L. Jackson
    Jack Johnson (voice) Samuel L. Jackson
  • Profile picture of Adam Arkin
    Other Voices (voice) Adam Arkin
  • Profile picture of Philip Bosco
    Other Voices (voice) Philip Bosco
  • Profile picture of Kevin Conway
    Other Voices (voice) Kevin Conway
  • Profile picture of Brian Cox
    Other Voices (voice) Brian Cox
  • Profile picture of John Cullum
    Other Voices (voice) John Cullum
  • Profile picture of Murphy Guyer
    Other Voices (voice) Murphy Guyer

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Keywords

  • sports
  • boxer
  • black history
  • heavyweight champion
  • boxing
  • african american history