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Unforgivable blackness : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson Cover Image DVD DVD

Unforgivable blackness : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson

Burns, Ken, 1953- (Added Author). Schaye, David. (Added Author). Barnes, Paul, 1951- (Added Author). Ward, Geoffrey C. (Added Author). David, Keith. (Added Author). Jackson, Samuel L. (Added Author). Crouch, Stanley. (Added Author). Jones, James Earl. (Added Author). Early, Gerald Lyn. (Added Author). Marsalis, Wynton, 1961- (Added Author). Squires, Buddy. (Added Author). McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer) (Added Author). Ewers, Erik. (Added Author). Florentine Films. (Added Author). American Lives Film Project. (Added Author). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). PBS Home Video (Added Author).

Summary: 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 Champion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man in race-obsessed America.

Item details

  • ISBN: 1415707448
  • ISBN: 9781415707449
  • ISBN: 0841887050623
  • ISBN: 1887050620
  • ISBN: 9781887050623
  • ISBN: 1415712336
  • ISBN: 9781415712337
  • Physical Description: videodisc
    2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Reproduction of the PBS broadcast, c2004, with additional special features: the making-of 'Unforgivable blackness'; footage not shown on PBS broadcast; special music video featuring Wynton Marsalis.
Formatted Contents Note: pt. 1. Rise -- pt. 2. Fall.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Restricted to home use or face to face teaching.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Stephen McCarthy ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; original music composer, Wynton Marsalis.
Participant or Performer Note: Narrator: Keith David ; voice of Jack Johnson: Samuel L. Jackson ; interviews with: Stanley Crouch, James Earl Jones, Gerald Early, Jose Torres, Randy Roberts, Jack Newfield, Bert Sugar, W.C. Heinz, George Plimpton.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated ; Canadian home video rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.

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