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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2005 · 106 min · 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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Creators

Ken Burns — Director

Top cast

Samuel L. Jackson portraitSamuel L. JacksonNarrator (voice)Keith David portraitKeith DavidJack Johnson (voice)JJack JohnsonSelf (archive footage)Stanley Crouch portraitStanley CrouchSelf - writerJJames Earl JonesSelf - actorBBert SugarSelf - boxing historianGerald Early portraitGerald EarlySelf - writerJJosé TorresSelf - Former Light Heavyweight ChampionRRandy RobertsSelf - biographerJJack NewfieldSelf - journalist

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Seasons

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