Black History Film Series Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Date and Time
Saturday Nov 16, 2019 Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Film begins 2 p.m. both days
Location
The New McCree Theatre
2138 W. Carpenter Road
Flint, MI 48505
Fees/Admission
Free admission
Black History Film Series Unforgivabl...
Description
Enjoy this documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns. In Burns' signature style the 220-minute film serves as a biography of Jack Johnson, the first African-American Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. The documentary highlights racism and social inequality during the Jim Crow era against which Jack Johnson lived in defiant opposition. For more information and a schedule of upcoming events at McCree Theatre visit thenewmccreetheatre.com.
