Title:
Unforgivable blackness [videorecording] : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson / a Florentine Films productions ; PBS ; produced by David Schaye, Paul Barnes, Ken Burnes ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; a film directed by Ken Burns.
Author:
Burns, Ken, 1953-
Jackson, Samuel L.
Jones, James Earl.
Early, Gerald Lyn.
Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-
Paramount Pictures Corporation.
PBS Home Video.
Publication Information:
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount : PBS Home Video, c2005.
Call Number:
GV1132.J6 U54 2005 PT.1-2
Abstract:
The in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. Tells the story of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports - Heavyweight Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.
ISBN:
9781415707449
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Special features: the making-of 'Unforgivable blackness'; footage not shown on PBS broadcast; special music video featuring Wynton Marsalis.
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Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
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