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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
- NR
- 09/04/2004 (US)
- Documentary
- 3h 34m
Overview
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Ken Burns
DirectorCast
![Keith David's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/jJLJuR7FNHYL1fB5igjj7IXzOel.jpg)
Keith David
Narrator (voice)![Samuel L. Jackson's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/AiAYAqwpM5xmiFrAIeQvUXDCVvo.jpg)
Samuel L. Jackson
Jack Johnson (voice)Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)![Adam Arkin's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/66CugPTyelfdtYe0IV0U0LQP1sA.jpg)
Adam Arkin
Other Voices (voice)![Philip Bosco's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/gnX1WtpJk7E6hJngFQKkdpDKDi0.jpg)
Philip Bosco
Other Voices (voice)![Kevin Conway's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/803hyktASensafHsdvDCnlzWK8k.jpg)
Kevin Conway
Other Voices (voice)![Brian Cox's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/scSjbFCTRngXlkJRoKptM5kQGw7.jpg)
Brian Cox
Other Voices (voice)![John Cullum's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/qUhwmlv6sZwmETqk1L6sinJ4q4i.jpg)