• 2005
  • TV-PG
  • 3h 34m
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Summary The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion. View more details

  • 2005
  • TV-PG
  • 3h 34m

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Directed : Ken Burns

Written : Geoffrey C. Ward

Stars : James Earl Jones Stanley Crouch Jack Johnson Bert Sugar

All cast & crew

8.3

Details

Genres : Biography Sport Documentary

Release date : Jan 16, 2005

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : PBS PBS

Language : English

Filming locations : Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Production companies : WETA Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)

Summary The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight boxing champion. View more details

Details

Genres : Biography Sport Documentary

Release date : Jan 16, 2005

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : PBS PBS

Language : English

Filming locations : Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Production companies : WETA Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)

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