January 16, 2007

Unforgivable Blackness

I watched a great show on PBS last night, probably Ken Burns at his best. A documentary of the life of Jack Johnson, the first African-American pop icon. Johnson was a pretty smart guy and a gutsy rebel. He wore expensive clothes, had gold caps on his teeth, drove race cars, kept lots of white women and enjoyed playing the bass. He was both admired and feared and in 1908 became the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world.

Official Website:Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

I've seen this DVD at Costco for $14.99.

Posted by dancoy at January 16, 2007 05:23 PM
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