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

Additional Titles:: Rise and fall of Jack Johnson
Published:: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount : PBS Home Video, [2005]
Copyright Date:: ©2005
Physical Description:: 2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators:: Burns, Ken, 1953-, Ward, Geoffrey C., David, Keith, Jackson, Samuel L., Crouch, Stanley, Jones, James Earl, Early, Gerald Lyn, Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-, Florentine Films, Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), Paramount Pictures Corporation, and PBS Home Video

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Language Note:

Closed-captioned.

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 Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.

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Genre(s):

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

ISBN:

1415707448

Audience Notes:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Note:

Special features: the making-of 'Unforgivable blackness'; footage not shown on PBS broadcast; special music video featuring Wynton Marsalis.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; original music composer, Wynton Marsalis.

Participant/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.

Technical Details:

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 Dolby surround sound.

Source of Acquisition:

UP-MEDIA copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 20067.

Endowment Note:

Paterno Libraries Endowment

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