Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004 · 3h 34m · TV-PG
Documentary
Directed by
Ken Burns
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Overview
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Director and cast
- Ken Burns Director
- Keith David as Narrator (voice)
- Samuel L. Jackson as Jack Johnson (voice)
- Jack Johnson as Self (archive footage)
- Adam Arkin as Other Voices (voice)
- Philip Bosco as Other Voices (voice)
- Kevin Conway as Other Voices (voice)
- Brian Cox as Other Voices (voice)
- John Cullum as Other Voices (voice)
- Murphy Guyer as Other Voices (voice)
- Ed Harris as Other Voices (voice)
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