Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Ken Burns
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.2/10
28 votes
Rating consensus
72/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~72/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Keith David
Narrator (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
Jack Johnson (voice)
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
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
Other Voices (voice)
Derek Jacobi
Other Voices (voice)
Carl Lumbly
Other Voices (voice)
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Ken Burns
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