
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.
First Aired: 1/17/2005
Languages: English
Type: Miniseries
Companies: Florentine Films
Countries: United States of America
Stanley Crouch
Self - writer

Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)

Keith David
Jack Johnson (voice)
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)

Stanley Crouch
Self - writer
James Earl Jones
Self - actor
Bert Sugar
Self - boxing historian

Gerald Early
Self - writer
José Torres
Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
Randy Roberts
Self - biographer
Jack Newfield
Self - journalist
W.C. Heinz
Self - sportswriter

George Plimpton
Self - writer
2019

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