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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2004

★ 7.2 3h 34m Documentary

Directed by Ken Burns

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The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

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The cast

Keith David

Keith David Narrator (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson Jack Johnson (voice)

Jack Johnson Self (archive footage)

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin Other Voices (voice)

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco Other Voices (voice)

Kevin Conway

Kevin Conway Other Voices (voice)

Brian Cox

Brian Cox Other Voices (voice)

John Cullum

John Cullum Other Voices (voice)

Murphy Guyer

Murphy Guyer Other Voices (voice)

Ed Harris

Ed Harris Other Voices (voice)

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi Other Voices (voice)

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly Other Voices (voice)

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan Other Voices (voice)

Carolyn McCormick

Carolyn McCormick Other Voices (voice)

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