Unforgivable blackness : the rise and fall of Jack Johnson
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005].
Format
DVD
Status
Sequim - Digital Video Disc
DVD 796.8309 UNFORGI
1 available
DVD 796.8309 UNFORGI
1 available
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Sequim - Digital Video Disc | DVD 796.8309 UNFORGI | Shelving Cart |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
African American boxers -- Biography.
African American boxers.
Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
Boxing -- Tournaments.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Johnson, Jack, -- 1878-1946.
Sports upsets.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Video recordings.
African American boxers.
Boxers (Sports) -- United States -- Biography.
Boxing -- Tournaments.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Johnson, Jack, -- 1878-1946.
Sports upsets.
United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Video recordings.
More Details
Published
[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2005].
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
097368874541, 841887050623, 841887050784
Notes
General Note
Reproduction of the PBS broadcast, c2004, with additional special features: the making-of 'Unforgivable blackness'; footage not shown on PBS broadcast; special music video featuring Wynton Marsalis.
Restrictions on Access
Restricted to home use or face to face teaching.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographers, Buddy Squires, Stephen McCarthy ; editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; original music composer, Wynton Marsalis.
Participants/Performers
Narrator: Keith David ; voice of Jack Johnson: Samuel L. Jackson ; interviews with: Stanley Crouch, James Earl Jones, Gerald Early, Jose Torres, Randy Roberts, Jack Newfield, Bert Sugar, W.C. Heinz, George Plimpton.
Description
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 in race-obsessed America.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated ; Canadian home video rating: PG.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.
Language
Closed-captioned.