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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

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

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StatusEnded
Original NameUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
First Air DateJanuary 17, 2005
Last Air DateJanuary 18, 2005
Seasons1
Episodes2
Episode Runtime 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production Companies
NetworksPBS
Part Two
S01E02

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.

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