Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2005
📺 1 Season
🎬 2 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
Documentary
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.

Where to Watch (US)

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Seasons

Season 1
2005 • 2 Episodes
Follow Jack Johnson's journey from Texas to professional boxing, where, in Jim Crow America, the heavyweight champion was a "white title." In 1908 he became the first African American to earn the title Heavyweight Champion of the World.

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Keith David
Keith David
Jack Johnson (voice)
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch
Self - writer
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Self - actor
Bert Sugar
Bert Sugar
Self - boxing historian

Crew

Director
Ken Burns
Writer
Geoffrey C. Ward
Producer
Paul Barnes, Ken Burns, David Schaye

Network

PBS

Production

Florentine Films