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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
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Title: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Release Date: 4 Sep 2004

Runtime: 3h 34m

Genre: Documentary

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

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Average Vote: 7.1 (26 votes)

Cast

  • Narrator (voice): Keith David
  • Jack Johnson (voice): Samuel L. Jackson
  • Self (archive footage): Jack Johnson
  • Other Voices (voice): Adam Arkin
  • Other Voices (voice): Philip Bosco
  • Other Voices (voice): Kevin Conway
  • Other Voices (voice): Brian Cox
  • Other Voices (voice): John Cullum
  • Other Voices (voice): Murphy Guyer
  • Other Voices (voice): Ed Harris
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