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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

N/A20051 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.

Networks

PBS

Seasons

S1

Miniseries

2 eps

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Narrator (voice)

Keith David

Keith David

Jack Johnson (voice)

Jack Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Stanley Crouch

Stanley Crouch

Self - writer

James Earl Jones

Self - actor

Where to Watch

Stream

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

WETA+

Buy

Amazon Video

Bert Sugar

Bert Sugar

Self - boxing historian

Gerald Early

Gerald Early

Self - writer

José Torres

Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion

Randy Roberts

Self - biographer

Jack Newfield

Self - journalist

W.C. Heinz

Self - sportswriter

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

Self - writer