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Sep 04, 2004
214 min
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

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

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

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)

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