| Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | |
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| Written by | Geoffrey C. Ward |
| Directed by | Ken Burns |
| Narrated by | Keith David |
| Music by | Wynton Marsalis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Paul Barnes Ken Burns David Schaye |
| Cinematography | Stephen McCarthy Buddy Squires |
| Editors | Paul Barnes Erik Ewers |
| Running time | 214 Minutes 220 Minutes (DVD version) |
| Production companies | WETA Florentine Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | PBS |
| Release | January 17 – January 18, 2005 |
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson is a 2005 biographical documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns, based on the 2004 nonfiction book of the same name by Geoffrey C. Ward. It describes the life story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. It also describes racism and social inequality during the Jim Crow era, against which Johnson struggled.