Unforgivable Blackness
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson is a documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Geoffrey C. Ward.
The documentary was first broadcast on PBS in two parts on January 17 and January 18, 2005. In Burns’ signature style the 220-minute film serves as a biography of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, as well as a documentary of racism and social inequality during the Jim Crow era against which Jack Johnson lived in defiant opposition. The film is narrated by Keith David and features a soundtrack by Wynton Marsalis and Samuel L. Jackson as the voice of Jack Johnson. Alan Rickman also contributed his voice to the documentary.
In 2005, the film earned Burns an Emmy Award for Directing for Non-Fiction Programming. David won an Emmy for Best Voice Over Performance.
The film was produced by David Schaye, Paul Barnes and Ken Burns for Florentine Flims.
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson is a documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Geoffrey C. Ward.
The documentary was first broadcast on PBS in two parts on January 17 and January 18, 2005. In Burns' signature style the 220-minute film serves as a biography of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, as well as a documentary of racism and social inequality during the Jim Crow era against which Jack Johnson lived in defiant opposition. The film is narrated by Keith David and features a soundtrack by Wynton Marsalis and Samuel L. Jackson as the voice of Jack Johnson. Alan Rickman also contributed his voice to the documentary.
In 2005, the film earned Burns an Emmy Award for Directing for Non-Fiction Programming. David won an Emmy for Best Voice Over Performance.
The film was produced by David Schaye, Paul Barnes and Ken Burns for Florentine Flims.
Original Name: Unforgivable Blackness
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 2
Status: Returning Series
Type: Scripted
First Air Date: January 17, 2005
Last Air Date: January 18, 2005
Primary Year: 2005
Genres: Documentary
IMDB Link: tt0413615
Alternative Titles: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
- Season 1 — 2 Episodes — Air Date: January 17, 2005
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