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Sep 5, 2004 · In his career-long examination of race as one of the defining issues in American history, Ken Burns has hit on a great subject in “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson.”
Jan 17, 2005 · From PBS - Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson tells the story of the first African-American boxer to win the most coveted title in all...
Jan 17, 2005 · Burns's latest project, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, details Johnson's humble beginnings in the Jim Crow South. At a time when boxing was outlawed in most states ...
Nov 12, 2013 · JACK JOHNSON: UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS - 9pm, Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 December on PBS America (Virgin Media 243 & Sky 534) ** As part of Ken Burns' Season **Br...
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In this documentary by Ken Burns, follow Jack Johnson's journey from his beginnings as the son of former slaves, to his entry into the brutal world of professional boxing, where he was able to battle his way up through the ranks and become the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Aug 16, 2021 · Encore Saturdays, Feb. 3 and 10, 2024 at Noon on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson," a two-part film by Ken Burns, chronicles the ...
Nov 30, 2004 · Wynton Marsalis: All Rise (2002) The Magic Hour (2004) Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johns… (2004) Amongst the People: Live at the House of Tribes (2005) Higher Ground Hurricane Benefit Relief Concert (2005) From the Plantation to the Penitentiary (2007)
