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Follow Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings in Galveston, Texas, as the son of former slaves, to his entry into the brutal world of professional boxing. Full Length...
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17 de jan. de 2005 · Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson: Directed by Ken Burns. With Jack Johnson, Keith David, Samuel L. Jackson, Adam Arkin. The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion.
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- Documentary, Biography, Sport
- Ken Burns
- 2005-01-17
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson is a 2005 biographical documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns, based on the 2004 nonfiction book of the same name by Geoffrey C. Ward. It describes the life story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World.
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson tells the story of the first African-American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports and his struggle, in and out of the ring, to live his life as a free man.
17 de jan. de 2005 · This riveting two-part documentary follows Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings in Texas, as the son of a former slave, to his entry into the brutal...
When no one could beat Johnson in the ring, the government set out to destroy him in the courts, using his relationships with white women as the excuse to prosecute and send him to jail. Johnson fled to Europe where he remained a fugitive. Store Filled. Free trial of PBS Documentaries or buy.
