Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

20051 SeasonEnded
Documentary

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Narrator (voice)

Keith David

Keith David

Jack Johnson (voice)

J

Jack Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Stanley Crouch

Stanley Crouch

Self - writer

J

James Earl Jones

Self - actor

B

Bert Sugar

Self - boxing historian

Gerald Early

Gerald Early

Self - writer

J

José Torres

Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion

R

Randy Roberts

Self - biographer

J

Jack Newfield

Self - journalist

W

W.C. Heinz

Self - sportswriter

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Self - writer

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