Jack Johnson

Duration: 90

Year Published: 1973

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 4Jun70 · MP21233 (Jan-Jun 1971) Copyright holder: Big Fights, Inc

Description: A film record from old black-and-white documentary footage of the life of Jack Johnson, the legendary Black man who, in 1910, became the first Black heavyweight boxing champion in the United States. The film is narrated by Brock Peters, who assumes Johnson's voice telling his own story, in alternation with a typical old fashioned sports announcer who provides additional details.

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