Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Name: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-01-17
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Keith David, Jack Johnson, Stanley Crouch, James Earl Jones

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The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.

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StatusEnded

First AiredJanuary 17, 2005

Last AiredJanuary 18, 2005

Seasons1

Episodes2

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryUnited States

Original LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish

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S1 E2 • 1/18/2005

Part Two

When no one could beat Johnson in the ring, the government set out to destroy him in the courts, using his relationships with white women as the excuse to prosecute and send him to jail. Johnson fled to Europe where he remained a fugitive.