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.

  • 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

Trailer

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