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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)

214 minutes EN Documentary
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
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Keith David
Narrator (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
Jack Johnson (voice)
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Adam Arkin
Other Voices (voice)
Philip Bosco
Other Voices (voice)
Kevin Conway
Other Voices (voice)
Brian Cox
Other Voices (voice)
John Cullum
Other Voices (voice)
Murphy Guyer
Other Voices (voice)
Ed Harris
Other Voices (voice)
Derek Jacobi
Other Voices (voice)
Carl Lumbly
Other Voices (voice)

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Production countries: United States of America

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