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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2005)

Miniseries

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.

Released Jan. 17, 2005 Episode 105 min None+

Genres: Documentary

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Watch Providers: PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Production Companies: Florentine Films

Network: PBS

Country: United States
Languages: English

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S1E1 - Part One

Follow Jack Johnson's journey from Texas to professional boxing, where, in Jim Crow America, the heavyweight champion was a "white title." In 1908 he became the first African American to earn the title Heavyweight Champion of the World.
Jan. 17, 2005, midnight

S1E2 - Part Two

When no one could beat Johnson in the ring, the government set out to destroy him in the courts, using his relationships with white women as the excuse to prosecute and send him to jail. Johnson fled to Europe where he remained a fugitive.
Jan. 18, 2005, midnight
Network: PBS
Episode Runtime: 105 min.
Season Runtime: 105 min.
Released: Jan. 17, 2005
Last Air Date: Jan. 18, 2005, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR

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