Documentary

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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Status

Ended

Original Name

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

First Air Date

January 17, 2005

Last Air Date

January 18, 2005

Seasons

1

Episodes

2

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

PBS

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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