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Director: Ken Burns

Writer: Geoffrey C. Ward

Cast: Keith David, Samuel L. Jackson

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Format: DVD-9

Runtime: 240 min

Number of Discs: 2

Rating: TV-PG

Audio: Stereo

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1

Language: English

Special Features: 1 DVD-9 disc & 1 DVD-5 disc

Street Date: 2026-08-04

Ken Burns: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (DVD)

Name: Ken Burns: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Brand: PBS
SKU: 840418351130
Price: 24.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Studio: PBS

Type: Movie

SKU: 840418351130

$24.99

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240 min
Keith David and Samuel L. Jackson
TV-PG

Available in stock

In this Emmy Award-winning documentary by Ken Burns, follow Jack Johnson's journey from his beginnings as the son of former slaves, to his entry into the brutal world of professional boxing, where he was able to battle his way up through the ranks and become the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World. The biography of Jack Johnson is accompanied by more than fifty photographs and draws from a wealth of new material.

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Ken Burns: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (DVD)