Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Series
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2005EndedDocumentary
Synopsis
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.
Episodes
Miniseries
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1. Part OneNow viewing2005-01-171h 51mFollow 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.
2. Part Two2005-01-181h 42mWhen 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.
Cast
Top Billed Cast
Keith David
Jack Johnson (voice)
No photo Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Stanley Crouch
Self - writer
No photo James Earl Jones
Self - actor
No photo Bert Sugar
Self - boxing historian
Gerald Early
Self - writer
No photo José Torres
Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
No photo Randy Roberts
Self - biographer
No photo Jack Newfield
Self - journalist
No photo W.C. Heinz
Self - sportswriter
George Plimpton
Self - writer
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Is Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson available to watch online?
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How many seasons does Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson have?
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson has 1 season and 2 episodes.
When did Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson first air?
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson first aired in 2005.
Is Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson still running?
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson?
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson is classified as Documentary.