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Unforgivable blackness : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson

Author

Ken Burns

Call Number

  • DVD 921 J6735U (CEN)

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Edition

Widescreen version.

Performers

Narrated by Keith David ; voice of Jack Johnson: Samuel L. Jackson.

Publication Information

[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, CA : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2005.

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

This is the in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. It 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. It includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man in race-obsessed America.

Notes

DVD format ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.

Videodisc release of the 2004 production.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Not rated.

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