Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

214 mins | Documentary | Sept. 4, 2004

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

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

214 mins | Documentary | Sept. 4, 2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
IMDb rating 8.3
Producers Public Broadcasting Service
Original title Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Directors Ken Burns
Writers

Cast

Keith David

as Narrator (voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

as Jack Johnson (voice)

Jack Johnson

as Self (archive footage)

Adam Arkin

as Other Voices (voice)

Philip Bosco

as Other Voices (voice)

Kevin Conway

as Other Voices (voice)

Brian Cox

as Other Voices (voice)

John Cullum

as Other Voices (voice)

Murphy Guyer

as Other Voices (voice)

Ed Harris

as Other Voices (voice)

Derek Jacobi

as Other Voices (voice)

Carl Lumbly

as Other Voices (voice)

Amy Madigan

as Other Voices (voice)

Carolyn McCormick

as Other Voices (voice)

Joe Morton

as Other Voices (voice)

Alan Rickman

as Other Voices (voice)

Studs Terkel

as Other Voices (voice)

Jack Thompson

as Other Voices (voice)

Billy Bob Thornton

as Other Voices (voice)

Courtney B. Vance

as Other Voices (voice)

Eli Wallach

as Other Voices (voice)

Jeffrey Wright

as Other Voices (voice)

Randy Roberts

as Self