Jack Johnson was the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World. His dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century. Enter the ring in Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, a provocative new PBS documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns.
For more than three decades, Ken Burns and his colleagues at Florentine Films—directors, writers, producers, editors, and cinematographers—have produced some of the most critically acclaimed and most watched documentaries on public television.
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Johnson was given speeding tickets scores of times over the years.
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Johnson became the world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era.
