The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Direction
Burns at his most restrained—lets horror breathe.
Writing
Geoffrey Ward's script is poetry disguised as history.
Score
Wynton Marsalis jazz that screams and whispers.
Director
Ken Burns
Keith David
Narrator (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson
Jack Johnson (voice)
Adam Arkin
Other Voices (voice)
Philip Bosco
Other Voices (voice)
Kevin Conway
Other Voices (voice)
Brian Cox
Other Voices (voice)
John Cullum
Other Voices (voice)
Murphy Guyer
Other Voices (voice)
Ed Harris
Other Voices (voice)
Derek Jacobi
Other Voices (voice)
Carl Lumbly
Other Voices (voice)
Amy Madigan
Other Voices (voice)
Carolyn McCormick
Other Voices (voice)
Joe Morton
Other Voices (voice)
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