Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise And Fall of Jack Johnson
Directed by Ken Burns
Premires Jan. 17 & 18 (Check local listings) on PBS
www.pbs.org/unforgivableblackness/
Johnson — the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the World, whose dominance over his white opponents spurred furious debates and race riots in the early 20th century — enters the ring once again in January 2005 when PBS airs Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, a provocative new PBS documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns. The two-part film airs on PBS Monday-Tuesday January 17-18, 2005, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET (check local listings).