Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

The read

Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs long at 3h 34m.

Synopsis

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

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Key crew

• Ken BurnsDirector

Cast

• Keith DavidNarrator (voice)
• Samuel L. JacksonJack Johnson (voice)
• Jack JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
• Adam ArkinOther Voices (voice)
• Philip BoscoOther Voices (voice)
• Kevin ConwayOther Voices (voice)
• Brian CoxOther Voices (voice)
• John CullumOther Voices (voice)
• Murphy GuyerOther Voices (voice)
• Ed HarrisOther Voices (voice)
• Derek JacobiOther Voices (voice)
• Carl LumblyOther Voices (voice)

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