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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson is a documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Geoffrey C. Ward (2004). In Burns' signature style the 220-minute film serves as a biography of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World, as well as a documentary of racism and social inequality during the Jim Crow era against which Jack Johnson lived in defiant opposition.
Original Release
01/17/2005
US Release
01/17/2005
Cast
Name | Character |
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Keith David | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
Samuel L. Jackson | Voice / Jack Johnson |
Adam Arkin | Other Voices |
Philip Bosco | Other Voices |
Kevin Conway | Other Voices |
Brian Cox | Other Voices |
John Cullum | Other Voices |
Murphy Guyer | Other Voices |
Ed Harris | Other Voices (voice) / Other Voices |
Derek Jacobi | Other Voices |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Keith David | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
Samuel L. Jackson | Voice / Jack Johnson |
Adam Arkin | Other Voices |
Philip Bosco | Other Voices |
Kevin Conway | Other Voices |
Brian Cox | Other Voices |
John Cullum | Other Voices |
Murphy Guyer | Other Voices |
Ed Harris | Other Voices (voice) / Other Voices |
Derek Jacobi | Other Voices |
Carl Lumbly | Other Voices |
Amy Madigan | Other Voices |
Carolyn McCormick | Other Voices |
Joe Morton | Other Voices |
Alan Rickman | Other Voices |
Studs Terkel | Other Voices |
Jack Thompson | Other Voices |
Billy Bob Thornton | Other Voices |
Courtney B. Vance | Other Voices |
Eli Wallach | Other Voices |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ken Burns | Producer |
Pam Tubridy Baucom | Producer |
David Schaye | Producer |
Susanna Steisel | Producer |
Paul Barnes | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming | Nominated |
2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Nonfiction Special | Won |
2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming | Won |
2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | Nominated |
2005 | Emmy | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance | Won |