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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion. Director:Ken BurnsWriter:Geoffrey C. Ward |
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Title: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
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Jack Johnson | ... |
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| Keith David | ... |
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| Samuel L. Jackson | ... |
Jack Johnson
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| Adam Arkin | ... |
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| Philip Bosco | ... |
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| Kevin Conway | ... |
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| Brian Cox | ... |
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| John Cullum | ... |
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Murphy Guyer | ... |
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| Ed Harris | ... |
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| Derek Jacobi | ... |
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| Carl Lumbly | ... |
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| Amy Madigan | ... |
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| Carolyn McCormick | ... |
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| Joe Morton | ... |
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The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
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They couldn't knock him out, so they tried to tear him down.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 January 2005 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Er wollte kein Sklave sein See more »Filming Locations:
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USACompany Credits
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WETA, Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) See more »
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Jack Johnson: If and suppose, two small words, but nobody has ever been able to explain them. One man falls out of bed and is killed, another falls from a fifty foot scaffold and lives. One man gets shot in the leg and is killed, another gets a bullet in the brain and lives. I always take a chance on my pleasures.See more »
One of History's most amazing stories. One couldn't make this up because the facts of this man's life is unbelievable. Just amazingly pieced together documentary that flows seamlessly and doesn't have any dead wait despite length, although more boxing footage would be appreciated.
Jack Johnson's words narrated by Samuel Jackson is just truly amazing and moving, a self-educated (extremely) articulate son of a slave that just happens to box, and not get murdered by a white mob, despite spiting in the eye of societies standards and the status-quo. One of histories truly amazing characters. Not to mention, one of the best fighters of all-time, if not the best. Far ahead of his time in every instance, a much more articulate and socially important version of Terrell Owens of his day, or even Ali. This is a must see with a great subject, filmmakers, and a dream team of narrators, although more James Earl Jones would have been fantastic.