Unforgivable blackness [videorecording] : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson / a Florentine Films productions ; Paramount ; produced by David Schaye, Paul Barnes, Ken Burnes ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; a film directed by Ken Burns.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 88745 | ParamountPublication details: Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video, c2005.Description: 2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 1415707448
- Rise and fall of Jack Johnson
- Johnson, Jack, 1878-1946
- African American boxers -- Biography
- African American athletes -- Biography
- Racism in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography
- Boxing -- United States -- History
- Sports upsets
- Boxing matches -- United States
- GV1132
- Editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; original music composer, Wynton Marsalis.
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Africa University Main Library | GV1132 BUR 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0000967109693 |
Closed-captioned.
Special features: the making-of 'Unforgivable blackness'; footage not shown on PBS broadcast; special music video featuring Wynton Marsalis.
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.
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 Champion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.
DVD.
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