Documentary · United States of America · 2004 · 3h 34m

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

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Director
Ken Burns
Cast
Keith David as Narrator (voice) Samuel L. Jackson as Jack Johnson (voice) Jack Johnson as Self (archive footage) Adam Arkin as Other Voices (voice) Philip Bosco as Other Voices (voice) Kevin Conway as Other Voices (voice)
Synopsis

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

Mood & Themes
sportsboxerblack historyheavyweight championboxingafrican american history
Key Collaborators
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