Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
tv show

2 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired January 17, 2005
Genres:
Overview
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.
Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
as
Narrator (voice)

Keith David
as
Jack Johnson (voice)
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Jack Johnson
as
Self (archive footage)

Stanley Crouch
as
Self - writer
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James Earl Jones
as
Self - actor

Bert Sugar
as
Self - boxing historian

Gerald Early
as
Self - writer
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José Torres
as
Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
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Randy Roberts
as
Self - biographer
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Jack Newfield
as
Self - journalist
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W.C. Heinz
as
Self - sportswriter

George Plimpton
as
Self - writer
Crew
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Stephen McCarthy
as
Director of Photography

Buddy Squires
as
Director of Photography

Ken Burns
as
Director
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Paul Barnes
as
Editor
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Erik Ewers
as
Editor
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Paul Barnes
as
Producer
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David Schaye
as
Producer

Ken Burns
as
Producer

Wynton Marsalis
as
Original Music Composer
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Geoffrey C. Ward
as
Writer