TV SeriesDocumentary
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
20051 season · 2 ep
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.
- Director
- Ken Burns
- Writers
- Geoffrey C. Ward
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Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Keith David
Jack Johnson (voice)
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Stanley Crouch
Self - writer
James Earl Jones
Self - actor
Bert Sugar
Self - boxing historian
Gerald Early
Self - writer
José Torres
Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
Randy Roberts
Self - biographer
Jack Newfield
Self - journalist
W.C. Heinz
Self - sportswriter
George Plimpton
Self - writer
Crew
Directing
- Ken BurnsDirector
Writing
- Geoffrey C. WardWriter
Production
- David SchayeProducer
- Ken BurnsProducer
- Paul BarnesProducer
Camera
- Buddy SquiresDirector of Photography
- Stephen McCarthyDirector of Photography
Editing
- Erik EwersEditor
- Paul BarnesEditor
Sound
- Wynton MarsalisOriginal Music Composer