See Jack Johnson's rise to the top of the boxing world and witness the country's reaction
AIR DATE 1/19/05
“Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson,” directed by Ken Burns, tells the story of the first African- American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports Heavyweight Champion of the World — and his struggle, in and out of the ring, to live life as a free man.