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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Speeding Tickets

Season 1 | 3m 11s

Jack Johnson was given speeding tickets scores of times over the years, sometimes because he really was driving too fast — and sometimes simply because white policemen couldn’t stand to see a black man behind the wheel of a costly racing car. He also later joined a vaudeville troupe, where he made good money under tough working conditions.

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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
The Jim Crow Era
Johnson became the world heavyweight boxing champion in the height of the Jim Crow era.
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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