Unforgivable blackness the rise and fall of Jack Johnson
(2005)

Nonfiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/796.83/UNFORGIVABLE

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PUBLISHED
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount : PBS Home Video, [2005]
©2005
DESCRIPTION

2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
1415707448 88745
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Special features: the making-of 'Unforgivable blackness'; footage not shown on PBS broadcast; special music video featuring Wynton Marsalis

The in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. Tells the story of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports - Heavyweight Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man

Editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; original music composer, Wynton Marsalis

Narrator: Keith David ; voice of Jack Johnson: Samuel L. Jackson ; interviews with: Stanley Crouch, James Earl Jones, Gerald Early, Jose Torres, Randy Roberts, Jack Newfield, Bert Sugar, W.C. Heinz, George Plimpton

MPAA rating: Not rated

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital

Closed-captioned

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