Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack

"Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson," directed by Ken Burns, tells the story of the first African- American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports Heavyweight Champion of the World -- and his struggle, in and out of the ring, to live life as a free man.

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