Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)

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Season 1: Episode 1

Follow Jack Johnson's journey from Texas to professional boxing, where, in Jim Crow America, the heavyweight champion was a "white title." In 1908 he became the first African American to earn the title Heavyweight Champion of the World.

Episodes

2 total

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Multiple subtitles. Streaming in Full HD quality.

Information

USA · 2 episodes

Overview

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.

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Cast

Samuel L. Jackson, Keith David, Jack Johnson, Stanley Crouch, James Earl Jones

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