Ken Burns: Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson DVD 2PK

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Before Cassius Clay, there was Jack Johnson. Proud, stubborn, defiantly black. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson is American history on so many levels: race, sports, law, Jim Crow. Definitely a must see.

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I'm a boxing historian and fan. This DVD explain in great detail the fights Jack had to fight outside of the ring.

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This is an extraordinary story of a man who lived his life with so much more courage and conviction that could any of his convictors. It shames me that the US government, who claims to constitutionally protect and ensure the rights of all of it's citizen, had a hand in Jack Johnson's demise and extradition, with it's acceptance of racist laws. Much applause to Ken Burns who, as he so eloquently does, honored this man's story with his brilliant quest for historical truth.

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The power of confidence over resentment and discrimination drives this man on past his peak to loose a boxing match [which by any standard is to long] only to win our heart.

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This is truly captivating, how this black man lived so free, during the worst times in history for people of color.

He was an extremely talented boxer and had a way of living high in the times he lived in. He was selfish, his talent and his money allowed him a freedom no one else displayed.

He did things that his smarts, money, and total disregard for the jim crow times he lived in, I felt was remarkable. I can only think of Jackie Robinson who performed with excellence under terrible circumstances.