Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson — the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, whose dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century — enters the ring once again. The two-part film shows the gritty details of Johnson's life through archival footage, still photographs, and the commentary of boxing experts such as Stanley Crouch, Bert Sugar, the late George Plimpton, Jack Newfield, Randy Roberts, Gerald Early and James Earl Jones, who portrayed Johnson in the Broadway play and film based on Johnson's life, "The Great White Hope."

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 456430
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired January 17, 2005
  • Recent January 18, 2005
  • Network PBS
  • Average Runtime 107 minutes
  • Genres Documentary Sport
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Sub-Genre Biography - Non-Fiction
  • On Other Sites Official Website
  • Episode Screenshot Format 16:9 Screencap
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