Unforgivable Blackness : : the Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
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On Shelf At: Downtown Library
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Special features: the making-of 'Unforgivable blackness'; footage not shown on PBS broadcast; special music video featuring 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 Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Closed-captioned.
PUBLISHED
Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video, c2005.
Year Published: 2005
Description: 2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1415707448 :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Burns, Ken, 1953-
David, Keith.
Jackson, Samuel L.
Crouch, Stanley.
Jones, James Earl.
Early, Gerald.
Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
PBS Home Video.
SUBJECTS
Johnson, Jack, -- 1878-1946.
African American boxers.
Boxers (Sports) -- Biography.
Professional sports.
Sports upsets.
Boxing -- Tournaments.
Sports (Nonfiction) -- Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.