The story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win a title and his struggle to live as a free man.
Samuel L. Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Keith David
Jack Johnson (voice)
Jack Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Stanley Crouch
Self - writer
James Earl Jones
Self - actor
Bert Sugar
Self - boxing historian
Gerald Early
José Torres
Self - Former Light Heavyweight Champion
Randy Roberts
Self - biographer
Jack Newfield
Self - journalist
W.C. Heinz
Self - sportswriter
George Plimpton
Ken Burns
Director, Producer
Geoffrey C. Ward
Writer
Paul Barnes
Producer
David Schaye
Jul 13, 1978
Apr 22, 2026
Apr 6, 1987
Jun 23, 1986
Jul 12, 2023
Mar 3, 2019
Oct 6, 2009
May 14, 2019
PBS
Florentine Films
US
United States
English