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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

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

Selected season 1, episode 1.

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Keith David
Keith David
Jack Johnson (voice)
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Stanley Crouch
Stanley Crouch
Self - writer
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Self - actor
Bert Sugar
Bert Sugar
Self - boxing historian
Gerald Early
Gerald Early
Self - writer
José Torres
José Torres
Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
Randy Roberts
Randy Roberts
Self - biographer
Jack Newfield
Jack Newfield
Self - journalist
W.C. Heinz
W.C. Heinz
Self - sportswriter
George Plimpton
George Plimpton
Self - writer

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