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Unforgivable blackness [videorecording (DVD)] : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson

Rise and fall of Jack Johnson

American lives.
Autor:
Newfield, Jack.

Sugar, Bert Randolph.

Heinz, W. C. (Wilfred Charles), 1915-2008.

Plimpton, George.

Burns, Ken, 1953-

David, Keith.

Jackson, Samuel L.

Crouch, Stanley.

Jones, James Earl.

Early, Gerald Lyn.

Schaye, David.

Barnes, Paul.

Ward, Geoffrey C.

Torres, José, 1936-2009.

Roberts, Randy, 1951-

Marsalis, Wynton, 1961-

Florentine Films.

Paramount Pictures Corporation.

PBS Home Video.
Series:
American lives.
Format:
Disco de video
ISBN:
9781415707449
Publication Information:
Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video, c2005.
Subject Term:
African American boxers -- Biography.

African American athletes -- Biography.

Racism in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.

Boxing -- United States -- History.

Sports upsets.

Boxing matches -- United States.
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 Champion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.