Sports Film of the Week: Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise & Fall of Jack Johnson

Grab the popcorn for the incredible story of the first African American Heavyweight world champion.

Title: Unforgivable Blackness; The Rise & Fall of Jack Johnson

Released: 2004

Tagline: “They couldn’t knock him out, so they tried to tear him down.”

Plot: Jack Johnson becomes the first African-American heavyweight champion in boxing history. But his success and boldness outside the ring make him a target of white America.

Random YouTube comment: “A riveting insight into the life of Jack Johnson and the crap he had to go through…..believe..” (the best stuff ever)

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Sports Film of the Week: Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise &amp; Fall of Jack Johnson

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Sports Film of the Week: Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise & Fall of Jack Johnson