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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

The Jim Crow Era

Season 1 | 4m 01s

Jack Johnson became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era — a time in which slavery was abolished, but African Americans were not yet truly free.

Extras
Watch • 3:11
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Speeding Tickets
Johnson was given speeding tickets scores of times over the years.
Clip: S1 | 3:11
Watch • 1:42:12
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Part 2
See Jack Johnson's rise to the top of the boxing world and witness the country's reaction
Episode: S1 E2 | 1:42:12
Watch • 1:51:00
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Part 1
Follow Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings to entering the ring.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:51:00
Watch • 1:42:12
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Part 2
See Jack Johnson's rise to the top of the boxing world and witness the country's reaction
Episode: S1 E2 | 1:42:12
Watch • 1:51:00
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Part 1
Follow Jack Johnson's remarkable journey from his humble beginnings to entering the ring.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:51:00