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.

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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Speeding Tickets

Johnson was given speeding tickets scores of times over the years.

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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

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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

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Watch • 1:42:12

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

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See Jack Johnson's rise to the top of the boxing world and witness the country's reaction

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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